Stratonikeia Ancient City - Mugla
Stratonikeia Ancient City - Mugla
Stratonikeia Antique City is 6-7 km from Yatağan District of Muğla. It is within the boundaries of Eskihisar Village on Yatağan-Milas highway to the west. Kent, BC It was founded in the 3rd century. Syrian King Seleucus I gave his wife Stratonike to his son Antiokhos. Antiochus founded a city in the name of Stratonike, who was his stepmother and then his wife. According to the traveler and writer Strabon, the city was equipped with beautiful buildings.
Among the coins seized in excavations, Stratonikeia coins gained independence from Rhodos BC. It is understood that it started to be printed from 167 and continued until Gallienus (AD 253-268). The city's acropolis is on the top of the mountain in the south. The perimeter of this hill was surrounded by a wall. In the north, the ruins of a small temple built for the emperor in an inscription are visible on a terrace on the slope, just below the current highway. There is a big theater below that. Here the cavea is divided into 9 cuneus by stairs and there is only one diazoma. The ruins of the stage building were largely unearthed during the excavations.
Today, there is the abandoned Eskihisar Village on the ancient city. The city is surrounded by walls and today only insignificant extensions of the city walls can be seen. In the northeastern corner of the settlement area, there are ruins of a strong castle built with large cut stones and lime mortar. The building was built with limestone mortar with large cut stones. It is understood from the stones and column bodies with inscriptions taken from other structures that the building was repaired. The main entrance door on the northern edge of the city consists of large blocks. It was built with wide and fine masonry. It is understood from the ruins that this door has an arch. The door has two entrances. There is a nymphaion between the two door entrances. The presence of a columnar area and a road can be seen after the door.
