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TÜRKIYE · GEOMETRIC–ROMAN PERIOD
Ancient City of Teos
Τέως
Teos was a harbour city built on a small peninsula called Isthmos, in Sığacık, Seferihisar, about 60 km south-west of İzmir. It had a harbour on each side of its acropolis, and a well-preserved Hellenistic wall about 6 km long encloses the area where the city grew.
- Original name
- Τέως
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- Geometric–Roman Period
- Civilisation
- Greek
- Location
- 38.1800° N, 26.7875° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
If Antigone is installed, this button opens the city straight in the app.
Areas of the site
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Theatre of Teos
The theatre of Teos lies at the foot of Kocakır Tepe, the acropolis hill.
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Acropolis (Kocakır Tepe)
The acropolis on Kocakır Tepe, in the middle of the Isthmos peninsula, between the city’s two harbours.
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Temple of Dionysus
Built by Hermogenes of Priene in the early 2nd century BC, it is the largest temple to Dionysus in Anatolia.
A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
To which period does the well-preserved wall around Teos belong?
The answer, and all of the city’s lessons, are in the app.