Near Acarlar in Selçuk, İzmir, Turkey — West Asia or Southeast Europe
The Inscriptions Museum
Yazıtlar Galerisi
Das Inschriftenmuseum
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015
1. The Inscriptions Museum Marker
Captions (English / Turkish): 1. The Memius Monument after excavation. / Kazi çalişmalari sonrasida Memius Antit.; 2. Reconstruction of the Memmius Monument. / Memmius Aniti'nin rekonstrüksiyonu.; 3. The find context of a relief slab. / Buluduǧu duruuyla kabartmali plaka.
The Inscriptions Museum is housed ın the vaulted substructure of the Temple of Domıtıan. In the corridors, more than 3,000 complete or partial inscriptions are currently preserved. A selected exhibition contains approximately 60 exceptionally instructive examples, including a death sentence against sacriligious persons, Hellenistıc citizenship rights, Imperial letters, honourific inscriptions for the members of the imperial and cıvıc aristocracy, and funerary inscriptions.
Turkish:
Yazıtlar Müzesi, Dornitianus Tapınağı'nın mahzen tonozlarının bulunduğu yerdedir. Günümüzde bu koridorlarda 3000'den fazla butun veya parça halinde yazı korunmaktadır
Sergilenen koleksiyonda özellikle bilgilene dırıcı yaklaşık 60 adet ornek bulunur. Bunlar arasında günahkarlara karşı bir olum fermanı, Helenistik Donem vatandaşlık hakları, ımparator mektupları, imparatorluk ve şehir aristokrasisi üyelerini yücelten yazıtların yanı sıra mezar yazıtları da yer almaktadır.
German: To read the German text, click on the marker image to enlarge it.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 37° 56.172′ N, 27° 20.593′ E. Marker is near Acarlar, İzmir, in Selçuk. Marker can be reached from Efes Yolu close to 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. Hydrekdocheion (a few steps from this marker); Pollio Monument and Fountain of Domitian (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple on the 'State Agora' (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Memmius Monument (about 120 meters away); The Temple of Domitian (about 120 meters away); The 'Rhodian Peristyle' and The Prytaneum (about 120 meters away); The 'Heracles Gate' (about 150 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).
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015
2. The Inscriptions Museum Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015
3. The Inscriptions Museum
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015
4. Inscription
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015
5. Inscription
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 351 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 13, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
