Magnesia Archaeological Site
Within walking distance to Ortaklar town (20 km to Söke) Magnesia is a well preserved ancient site. The city had an important commercial and strategic position between the triangle of Priene, Ephesos and Tralleis. Magnesia's fame and importance today stems from the architect Hermogenes of Priene, whose designs and applications survived to the present day. Vitruvius, a famous Roman writer, says that the chief work of Hermogenes is the Temple of Leukophryne in Magnesia. Hermogenes built this temple on the ruins of the first archaic temple in the Hellenistic Period. The temple is the fourth largest temple in Anatolia in the Hellenistic period, built in Ionic order. As a result of the excavations carried out in the sanctuary of Artemis, a marble-paved ceremonial area was unearthed between the altar in front of the temple and the agora. The Agora is accessed through a sacred door from the Artemis sanctuary. The Agora of this ancient city is among the largest bazaars of the period. It was understood in later researches that the Agora was the Roman period "Bazaar Basilica", in which the headlines depicted with reliefs describing the adventure of Skylla.x
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