The original city grew around a temple erected close to the thermal springs in the first half of the 7th century BC. Hierapolis, meaning “sacred city,” was founded in 190 BC by Eumenes II, King of Pergamon then.
Recent excavations have been carried out in private houses north of the city, close to the agora and the theatre. These were small residences believed to be meant for four to seven people. Inside, archaeologists found small items like coins, ceramics, and lamps. Based on finds such as a round millstone and traces of olive oil production, it was believed that Hierapolis was an important rural town.
Hierapolis was abandoned
after the severe earthquake of the 7th century AD, during which the marble
portico of the
Today, visitors are welcome to swim between the idyllic marble columns among luxuriant flowers and bushes of pink laurel.
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