Map 6: Sardis

 Urban Plan of Ancient City of Sardis

• 1). Bath-Gymnasium
• 2). Synagogue
• 3). Byzantine Shops
• 4). Lydian Gate
• 5). Cybele Altar, Lydian Gold Refinery and Byzantine Churches
• 6). Temple of Artemis
• 7). Stadium
• 8). Theater
• 9). Temple of the Imperial Cult
• 10). Temple?
• 11). Temple?
• 12). Bath
• 13). Tower
• 14). Sanctuary of Demeter
• 15). Byzantine church
• 16). Terrace

Floor plan of the Bath-Gymnasium Complex at Sardis

• 1). Palaestra
• 2). Marble courtyard
• 3). Frigidarium
• 4). Tepidarium
• 5). Caldarium
• 6). Latrine
• 7). Synagogue
• 8). Forecourt
• 9). Twenty-seven Byzantine shops
• 10). Marble road

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Figure 149

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The south Bath-Gymnasium complex arches at Laodicea, that is sometimes confused with an aqueduct.

Figure 102

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Floor plan of the Bath-Gymnasium Complex at Sardis. 1). Palaestra; 2). Marble courtyard; 3). Frigidarium; 4). Tepidarium; 5). Caldarium; 6). Latrine; 7). Synagogue; 8). Forecourt; 9). Twenty-seven Byzantine shops; 10). Marble road.

See reconstruction Fig. 101

Figure 101

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The Bath-gymnasium complex at Sardis, late section dates to the early third cent. AD.

For the floor plan see Fig. 102.

Figure 100

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Ruins of the Byzantine era shops at Sardis along the marble avenue. The synagogue is behind the stone wall and the Bath-gymnasium is visible in the distance.

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Urban plan of the city of Sardis. 1). Bath-Gymnasium; 2). Synagogue; 3). Byzantine Shops; 4). Lydian Gate; 5). Cybele Altar, Lydian Gold Refinery and Byzantine Churches; 6). Temple of Artemis; 7). Stadium; 8). Theater; 9). Temple of the Imperial Cult; 10). Temple?; 11). Temple?; 12). Bath; 13). Tower; 14). Sanctuary of Demeter; 15). Byzantine church; 16). Terrace.