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© 2017, David E. Graves, ECM

The Temple of Artemis in Sardis (330 BC). The scrolled (Ionic) capitals on the top of the columns add to the beauty of this temple. However, because these capitals were never fluted, it indicates the temple was never finished. The small red brick building in the foreground is a fourth cent. AD Byzantine church. The acropolis of the city is visible on the mountain in the distance. The only remains visible on the summit are Byzantine structures.

Figure 103

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York
Photograph by Matthew Bisanz, PD

Marble column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis.

Figure 99

© 2017 David E. Graves, ECM

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.