Aspendos

Aspendos or Aspendus (Attic: ; Pamphylian: ) was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya.

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Aspendos
Ancient site.native_name: Ἄσπενδος
Ancient site.alternate_name: Aspendus
Ancient site.image: |270px
Ancient site.caption: The Roman Basilica at Aspendos, 2011
Ancient site.map_type: Turkey
Ancient site.map_size: 270
Ancient site.location: Serik, Antalya Province, Turkey
Ancient site.region: Pamphylia
Ancient site.type: Settlement

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: polis
Country: Turkey
Located in: Serik
Body of water: Köprüçay River
Location: Pamphylia
Image: Aspendos Amphitheatre.jpg

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located in/on physical feature: Mediterranean Region
Commons category: Aspendos
Commons gallery: Aspendos
described by source: Oxford Classical Dictionary
heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site
native label: Ἄσπενδος

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Persian period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
Greek and Roman structures
Coinage
Bishopric
Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival
Gallery
References
Bibliography
External links

Aspendos or Aspendus (Attic: ; Pamphylian: ) was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya.

It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 16 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, the ancient city of Side.

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