The book is a self-presentation on what is known today about the life story of Kibyra, an ancient city in the southwestern part of our country that has survived to the present day by remaining silent for centuries. The main source of its content is the new data obtained from the Kibyra excavations and researches that were initiated in 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey and Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University and are still ongoing. Since the target audience of the book is everyone who is curious or interested in an archaeological and historical area, visuals as rich as possible are also included in addition to the text. Each section, presented under certain main headings that define the ancient city from general to specific, consists of the text enriched by indicating its references first and the visuals related to that section at the end, and explanatory notes are written under each visual.
Naturally, an archaeological excavation is carried out with the participation and support of many stakeholders, not only from the academic community, but also from different fields. Since we cannot mention all these stakeholders and participants one by one, we have to suffice with mentioning especially the basic institutions and organizations and those who provided “life water” for the revival of Kibyra. In this way, our expressions of gratitude and appreciation will cover every respected official and interested person who has served throughout the process.
Contents :
Presentation
Presentation
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Entrance
RESEARCH HISTORY
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AND TRANSPORTATION
Location
Historical Geography
Regional Road Networks
GÖLHİSAR PLAIN SETTLEMENT HISTORY
POLITICAL HISTORY
Early Period: Period of Persian Domination ( c. 6th century BC–330 BC )
Hellenistic Period ( c. 330 BC-30 BC )
On the Hellenistic Period Rulers and the Administrative System
About Two Brothers, Artists and Artifact Smugglers from Kibyra in the Late Hellenistic Period
Roman Imperial Period ( c. 30 BC – 4th century AD )
TOPOGRAPHY, URBAN PLANNING, NEAR SURROUNDINGS AND RURAL AREA
Topography
Urban Planning
Streets and Sewerage System
Water Systems
Nearby and Rural Area
CITY ( POLICE ) STRUCTURES
Agora
Circular Fountain ( Tholos Nymphaion )
Structure A
Stadium
Propylaea
Portico
Roman Imperial Bath
Theatre
Odeion ( D. Tarkan - Ş. Özüdoğru )
NECROPOLIS ( CEMETERY ) AND BURIAL TRADITIONS
Hellenistic Grave Types and Burial Customs
Grave Types and Burial Customs in the Roman Imperial Period ( D. Tarkan )
Grave Altars
BELIEF SYSTEM: GODS AND GODDESSES, TEMPLES, CULTS
Gods and Goddesses, Temples, Cults in the City Center
Hellenistic Period
Zeus Soter
Athena Polias
Apollo
Roman Imperial Period
Emperor Cult and Kaisarion/Sebasteion
Cult of Arete; Gymnasium
A Mother Goddess Specific to Kibyra: “ Pisidike ” • 310
Gods and Goddesses, Areas of Worship, and Data on Cults in the Kibyra Territory ( Rural Areas ) ( Ş. Özüdoğru – N. Beceren )
Mother Goddess ( Meter ) / Horse Gods / Dioscuri and Goddess
Men / Herakles / Triple Figures / Zeus
Theos Hypsistos / Apollo Chereusieiedeus / Ares
Dionysus / Maron / Nymph / Isis
MONEY ( COIN ) PRINTING
Hellenistic Period
Silvers • / Bronzes
Roman Imperial Period ( 27 BC–268 AD )
Portrait of the Emperor-Empress and Those Who Bear Her Name ( or Title )
Bearing the Portraits and Names of Roman Provincial Governors, High Officials or High Priests of the Imperial Cult of Asia Minor
Homonoia ( Harmony, Alliance, Agreement ) Coins
Coins of Semi-Autonomous Cities
URBAN INDUSTRY AND MEDICAL DATA
Metalworking
Ceramic Production
Hellenistic Period
Roman Imperial Period
Late Roman-Eastern Roman Imperial Periods
Glass Production
Tanning ( Leatherworking )
Medicine and Pharmaceutical Production
EPIGRAPHY STUDIES ( Ş. Özüdoğru – E. Alten Güler – Ş. Kileci )
ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES
Kibyra Excavations Anthropological Studies and First Results ( AS Erol – AY Yavuz )
Pathological (Disease-Related) Cases Observed in the Cibyra Society
Evaluation of Zooarchaeological Finds
KIBYRA GLADIATORS
PORTRAITS, FACES AND IDENTITIES
PERSONAL CARE, ORNAMENTS AND JEWELRY
Personal Care • 539 / Ornaments and Jewelry
KIBYRA IN LATE ANTIQUE
Data from Late Antiquity in Kibyra
Agora Late Antique Architectural Data
Late Antique Bath Structure
Data on Christianity and Church Structures
Basilica Plan Church
Data on Late Antique Ceramic and Metal Production
Data on Late Antique Burial Customs
Late Antique Data from the City's Surroundings
Views on the Theme of Cibyra Minor and Cibyraiotōn on the Pamphylia–Cilicia Border
General Evaluation
EXCAVATION DIARY & LABOR AND PRODUCT
Glossary of Terminology
Selected Bibliography and Abbreviations
