Post by UKarchaeology on Oct 6, 2015 20:48:05 GMT
An archeological excavation at the ruins of the 2,000-year-old ancient city of Anazarbus, spread out over a 4,000,000 square meter area in the Kozan district of Turkey’s southern province of Adana, has unearthed for the first time a gladiator ring where they fought against wild animals.
Funded by a record-breaking 1 million Turkish lira ($335,000) grant by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, archeologists have worked tirelessly for 14 months to excavate the ruins of the ancient Cilician city of Anazarbus, on the outskirts of the modern village of Dilekkaya in Adana’s Kozan district.
Gülşen says there was once a very important historic stadium in Anazarbus, one of the three largest stadiums in all of Anatolia, and the best preserved. It featured massive granite watchtowers so referees could judge the games from on high.
Near the stadium at the southern end of the city is an amphitheater, which the archeologists have not yet begun excavating. The amphitheater is built on a flat oval platform constructed atop arches and chambers, which Gülşen explains were the subterranean rooms where gladiators waited and wild lions and tigers were kept for combat.
Full story (& pics): national.bgnnews.com/ancient-gladiator-ring-where-warriors-fought-wild-animals-found-in-turkey-haberi/9971
Funded by a record-breaking 1 million Turkish lira ($335,000) grant by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, archeologists have worked tirelessly for 14 months to excavate the ruins of the ancient Cilician city of Anazarbus, on the outskirts of the modern village of Dilekkaya in Adana’s Kozan district.
Gülşen says there was once a very important historic stadium in Anazarbus, one of the three largest stadiums in all of Anatolia, and the best preserved. It featured massive granite watchtowers so referees could judge the games from on high.
Near the stadium at the southern end of the city is an amphitheater, which the archeologists have not yet begun excavating. The amphitheater is built on a flat oval platform constructed atop arches and chambers, which Gülşen explains were the subterranean rooms where gladiators waited and wild lions and tigers were kept for combat.
Full story (& pics): national.bgnnews.com/ancient-gladiator-ring-where-warriors-fought-wild-animals-found-in-turkey-haberi/9971