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Today, we are in the ancient city of Hierapolis, which is located in the world famous Pamukale of Denizli in our ancient cities series.
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In the archeology literature of the ancient city of Hierapolis, which is 18 km north of Denizli, it is due to the existence of many temples and other religious buildings known in the city. It is an ancient city that operates as one of the important centers of the cult of the Mother Goddess Kibele during the Phrygians.
During the excavations carried out in 2016, there was evidence that the settlement in the region started in the Iron Age in 3500 BC. In the region where the city was located, there was a religious center dedicated to Kibele, the main goddess of Anatolia. Initially, Lykos, which was used by local communities living in the current valley of Dürüksu, would later form the center of Hierapolis.
When the Greek colonialists came and set up the city on the existing settlement, the ancient cult cult was slowly assimilated in Greek mythology. He was seen as a place to communicate with his gods. The Greek culture was associated with the underground god Hades and Persephone, instead of the assimilation process with the assimilation process, and the temple was called Plutonium, dedicated to Pluton, the Temple of Hades's equivalent in the Roman pantheon.
Although the information about the establishment of the Hellenistic city is limited; During the Pergamon Kingdom II. It is known that he was founded by Eumes in the early 2nd century BC and took the name Hierapolis because of Hiera, the Queen of the Amazons, the wife of the legendary founder of Pergamon, Telephos. Hierapolis continued its original texture by adhering to the principles of Hellenistic urbanization until the major earthquake in the Neron of the Roman Emperor Neron.
The city, which was located on the earthquake zone, was damaged by the Neron period earthquake and was completely renovated. After these earthquakes in a row, the city has lost all its Hellenistic quality and took the appearance of a typical Roman city. Hierapolis became a very important center during the Roman period. This importance was due to the death of Filipus, one of the apostles of Jesus in the 80s AD, and the fact that he became a bishopric center in the Roman Empire in the Roman Empire in 395 AD. Towards the end of the 12th century, the city seized Turks.
Pamukkale has also attracted tourists throughout history thanks to the underground waters of Pamukkale. The bath was built out of the city to wash the passengers and enter the city. The Medusa figure, which was processed at the entrance gate of the city, was built to protect the goddess Medusa. The city was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List on 09.12.1988 as both nature and cultural heritage.
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