Assos (Behramkale)
Behramkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Çanakkale, Turkey
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EST. BCE 1000
EST. BCE 1000
1000 BCE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Assos (Behramkale).
The site preserves the ruins of the Temple of Athena on the acropolis, extensive city walls, a theater, a necropolis, and an Ottoman era mosque and bridge in the village below. It is administered by Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a protected archaeological site. It is open to the public on a ticketed basis.
About Assos (Behramkale)
Assos was founded by Aeolian Greek colonists, traditionally from Lesbos, around the seventh century BCE on the northwestern coast of Anatolia. In the fourth century BCE the philosopher Aristotle lived and taught there under the patronage of the ruler Hermias, founding a school of philosophy. The city later flourished under Hellenistic and Roman rule as a fortified port.
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