Acarlar in Selçuk, İzmir, Turkey — West Asia or Southeast Europe

Pollio Monument and Fountain of Domitian

Pollo Yapisi ve Domitianus Çeşmesi

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015

1. Pollio Monument and Fountain of Domitian Marker

Captions (English / Turkish): 1. Excavation of the Pollio Monument and the Fountain of Domitian (1958). / Polio Yapisi ve Domitianus Çeşmes'nin kazisi (1958); 2. The Pollio Monument and the Fountain of Domitian from the west. / Polio Yapisi ve Domitianus Çeşmesi - batidan.; 3. The Polyphemus group from the Fountain of Domitian. / Domitianus Çeşmesi'nden Polyphemos grubu

Inscription. English:
The 8 x 6.5 m large and 6.4 m tall socle is the remainder of an honorific burial, which was erected ın the 1st half of the 1st century A.D. in memory of Gaius Sextilius Pollio by his stepson, on land provided by the city for that purpose: in this manner, the city commemorated the donor both of the Basilica at the State Agora and of an aqueduct.

To the south of the Pollio Monument the Fountain of Domitian was constructed 92/93 A.D.; its grand apse opened onto the Domitian Square. Tendril-entwined pillars carried the arches, which are presently indicated by a concrete-marble composition. A group statue depicting the adventures of Odysseus with Polyphemus stood in the niche. The former Pollio Monument was incorporated into this new construction, and the architectural screen thereby created was decorated with statues.

Turkish:
Bugün yapıdan geriye kalan 8 x 6,5 rn büyüklüğünde ve 6,4 m yükseklıǧindeki kaide, İlS. 1. yüzyılın ilk yarısında Gaius Sextilius Pollio onuruna üvey oğlunun kent tarafından verilen arazide yaptırdığı bir onur anıt mezarıdır: Kent böylelikle Devlet Agorası'ndaki Bazilika'yı ve bir su kemerini bağışlayan bu kışıyı onurlandırmıştır.

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Pollio Yapısı'nın güneyinde I.S. 92/93 yıllarında büyük apsisi Domitıanus Meydanı'na açılan, Domitianus Çeşmesi inşa edilmiştir. Günümüzde beton ve mermerden oluşan bir kompozisyonla verilmeye çalışılan sarmaşıklı payeler çeşmenin kemerini taşımaktaydı. Nişin içinde Odysseus'un Polyphemos macerasını temsileden bir heykel grubu durmaktaydı. Daha eski olan Pollio Yapısı bu y düzenlemeyle oluşturulan mimari kulis çerçevesinde heykellerle donatılmıştır.

German: To read the German text, click on the marker image to enlarge it.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 56.212′ N, 27° 20.599′ E. Marker is in Acarlar, İzmir, in Selçuk. Marker can be reached from Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (İzmir Route D515). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Acarlar, İzmir 35920, Turkey. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Temple of Domitian (within shouting distance of this marker); The Memmius Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Hydrekdocheion (within shouting distance of this marker); The Inscriptions Museum

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015

2. Pollio Monument and Fountain of Domitian Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); The 'Heracles Gate' (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple on the 'State Agora' (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The 'Rhodian Peristyle' and The Prytaneum (about 90 meters away); The Bouleuterion (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Acarlar.

More about this marker. This marker is on the grounds of the ruins of the Roman city of Ephesus (Efes) .

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.