Stories about Late Antiquity
Excavations Trace Centuries of Change Along Side’s 390-Metre Street
Archaeologists have completed work on Street B, a nearly 390-metre-long thoroughfare in the ancient city of Side in southern Turkey. The excavation documented a second-century AD colonnade, three monumental entrances and a fifth-century transformation linked to the city’s Bishop’s Palace complex.
Hadrian Statue Reconstructed from Roman Ruins at Kibyra
Archaeologists in southwestern Turkey have reconstructed a 2.14-meter marble statue of Emperor Hadrian from fragments found at Kibyra’s Monumental Entrance Gate. The excavation also produced remains believed to represent Empress Sabina and other Roman sculptures, many of which may have been shattered by an earthquake in AD 417.
Late Antique Rooms and Wall Paintings Found at Smyrna Agora
Excavations at ancient Smyrna in present-day Izmir have revealed three previously unknown rooms, two with mosaic floors and one with marble flooring. Researchers also found wall paintings in the agora and theater for the first time, with the discoveries dated to the fifth and sixth centuries A.D.