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Aksu - Zindan Mağarası Sanctuary

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified Mar 02, 2025 05:43 AM — History
An ancient sanctuary complex, incorporating a cave known today as Zindan Mağarası, which overlooks a bend in the river Aksu (locally Zindan Deresi; a tributary of the Eurymedon) in Turkey's Isparta province. Archaeological and epigraphic evidence demonstrate human activity from the Hellenistic to the Seljuk period, with the dedication of a temple to the Vigenon Mother of the Gods during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. A Roman-era bridge and road section has also been identified as part of the complex, which was probably associated with the nearby city of Timbriada. The sanctuary also honored the god Eurymedon. A Christian monastery succeeded the sanctuary, spoliating its buildings for construction material.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/638837

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sanctuary (religious center), cave

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 65 F2 Eurymedon, T.

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Zindan Mağarası


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C. Foss, S. Mitchell, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Aksu - Zindan Mağarası Sanctuary: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/638837> [accessed: 19 March 2025] 

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