The city of Limyra, located in eastern Lycia, played an important role from the 4th century BC and became the capital of this cultural landscape under the rule of the dynast Pericle (ca. 380-360 BC). It remained a flourishing city in later eras and was a bishop’s see in the Byzantine period. The most important buildings to be mentioned are the Heroon of Pericle, the Ptolemaion – a building for the ruler cult of the Ptolemaic dynasty – from the Hellenistic period and the cenotaph for the grandson and adopted son of the Roman emperor Augustus, who died in Limyra in 4 AD. A possible synagogue was also discovered several years ago. The ongoing excavations are investigating the urban development of Limyra, particularly in the Roman imperial period and late antiquity.

Within the Limyra Day at the AKMED, the site will be presented to a wider public. A total of eight lectures will shed light on general aspects of the Limyra excavation and also provide insights into the ongoing research by the respective specialists.

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 Program

10:00-10:15    Doç. Dr. / Assoc. Prof. Martin Seyer – Introduction / Açılış Konuşması

10:15-10:45    Doç. Dr. / Assoc. Prof. Martin Seyer – Limyra: An ancient city in Lycia

10:45-11:15    Doç. Dr. / Assoc. Prof. Andreas Pülz – Limyra in Late Antique-Early Byzantine times

11:15-11:45    Break / Ara

11:45-12:15    Prof. Dr. Michael Wörrle – Limyra in the mirror of its inscriptions

12:15-12:45    Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kuban – Limyra, bir kazı ve bir okul

12:45-14:15    Break / Ara

14:15-14:45    Burak Orakçılar, MA – Limyra – Güncel kazıları

14:45-15:15    Dr. Philip Bes – The study of Roman pottery from Limyra, 2013-2024: How does it help us understand the city, daily life and the economy?

15:15-15:45    Break / Ara

15:45-16:15    Prof. Dr. Gerhard Forstenpointner – Patterns of faunal exploitation in Roman and Late Antique Limyra

16:15-16:45    Dr. Ceyda Öztosun – Doç. Dr. / Assoc. Prof. Hakan Öniz – Limyra’da sualtı arkeolojisi

Time for questions and discussions / Sorular ve tartışmalar