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ACHARAKA (Ancient city) TURKEY
To the W of Sultanhisar, 5 km from Nysa. The city was founded, probably
together with Nysa, by Antiochos Soter I in the first half of the 3d c. B.C. Strabo,
who was a student at Nysa, mentions Acharaca, especially the sacred cave and the
temple. According to the remains, the temple is peripteral, in the Doric order
with 6 by 12 columns. It is probably Hellenistic although Roman capitals found
in the foundations indicate reconstruction. Byzantine additions suggest that the
building became a Christian church. In addition to the temple, ancient walls and
fortifications are visible, and the remains of a bridge in the direction of Nysa.
C. Bayburtluoglu, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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