EUROMOS
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The ancient town at Euromos seems to have been a native settlement which gradually became Hellenised. It probably goes back at least to the 6th Century B.C. but was most prosperous in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. For a time it was formally associated with Mylasa. The main site has hardly been investigated, though parts of the fortifications are well preserved and various elements (theatre etc) can be recognised. In the vicinity are many Carian tombs - these are partly or wholly rock cut with huge stone lids. The temple of Zeus Lepsynos (a Carian name), sits outside the town walls. There was cult activity on the site in the Archaic period (6th Century B.C.) but the temple which stands today was built in the 2nd Century A.D., in the Corinthian order (6 x 11 columns). The interior follows a common layout, being divided into pronaos (porch), Cella (main room) and opisthodomos (back room). The columns were paid for by individual citizens, whose names are inscribed.      |
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Alinda |
Aphrodisias |
Assos |
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Didyma |
Ephesus |
Euromos |
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Miletus |
Nysa |
Pergamon |
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Priene |
Sardis |
Stratonikeia |
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Troy |