Aphrodisias

Published: 2026-10-01

Last modified: 2026-10-01

Place Description

Aphrodisias (Lelégōn Pólis, Megálē Pólis, Ninóē, Stauroúpolis), in Caria, was home to the cult image of Aphrodite of Aphrodisias. Located about 100 miles from the port at Smyrna, the area featured important marble quarries of the Hellenistic and Roman era. An abundance of sculpture has been found during excavations, and inscriptions indicate that the art was placed in landscape as well as architectural settings.

Places

Aphrodisias (Pleiades:638753)
Aphrodisias (TGN:7002357)
Asia (Roman Province) (Pleiades:981509)
Asia Minor (general region) (TGN:7002294)

1 garden article in Aphrodisias has been published:

An inscription (MAMA VIII, 448) indicates that Artemidorus Pedias, during his term as strategos, promised to "adorn a palm grove with a statue of Hermes, and a gilded Aphrodite ...