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full size in new window. | Title / Description: Bouleuterion
Provenance: Priene, Turkey
Object Type: image - architecture
Commentary: Priene is located on the western coast of modern day Turkey. Despite a rather unexceptional history, Priene is an important site archaeologically as it is a well-preserved example of a Greek planned city. This is a picture of the Bouleuterion, a theatre-like gathering place for civic assemblies that had a capacity of roughly 650 people and dimensions of 20 by 21 meters.
Bibliography:
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
See also:
http://www.ephesusguide.com/priene.html
Author of Commentary: Adam Mendelson
Source: Attridge, Harold W. Harold Attridge slide collection
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