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Necropolis
Beyond the city walls and meadow, in all directions you can see necropol areas. These are situated in two sides of the north way; one goes from Tripolis to Sardes and the other goes in South way from Laodikya to Closae. Limestone and marble had been used for the graves.
Northern Necropolis: The monuments situated in the large area together with so many travertine lahids make its scene affective.( You see Soros suffix written in Greek which are more than two thousand year old, generally in the epigraphs on lahids,.)
There are so many architectural grave monuments in Hierapolis and they have different architectural techniques. The oldest graves are the ones in the Hellenistic Period (B.C. 1’st and 2’nd centuries) which are the Tumulus graves. These graves’ stone is cut properly limited to the drum cylinder which bonds the top of the burial chamber. You reach the grave room with the corridor dramos. Tumuluses are reached by going through the way and they are located on east side of foothill.
That these tombs belong to rich families is quite prominent, Because poor families’ tombs are the ones which are carved into the rock and which are simple. On the North side of the city, the graves made as the 2’nd and the 3’rd, are generally surrounded by walls and they have gardens decorated with flowers and trees (especially cypress). Grave monuments wich are completely made of travertine, shows different types; like simple lahids, and home kind graves which has two or more lahids on it. On the sarcophagus that holds the lahid, there is an inscription written in Greek (“bomas” (altar)). Bomas is used as symbol which stresses that with the connection of a dead body of a person in high position, his/her remembrance will be exalted. These monuments have the same functions with heroon.(The grave monuments made for celebrating are for the heroes’ and important persons’ who are believed to become gods after they die.)
Southern Necropolis: On the right side, fascinating signs of the earthquake can be seen. Large travertine area is completely demolished. The rectangle and hallow graves, which may be simple and more older than necropolis, attracts attention. While digging, experts in Denizli Museum, founded a grave with long inscriptions. Close to it, Epigraphic marble blocks had been founded which are dated to Young Helenistic Period.
On the North side of the area, digging works are going on. On the hillside, Byzantine ramparts , on the grave builds, marble lahids had been founded. This lahids are staying on a stone base. The roof that builded with cob brick is covered with tiles. This style was a new style in this period, And inside the grave it is decorated with coloured wall paintings.
On the way of Laodikeia and Colossea, you can see another grave which are related to Necropolis.
The grave of Tiberius Cladius Talamos whose name was written in the long epigraph, attracts attention and its front rebounds home architecture.
Northern Necropolis: The monuments situated in the large area together with so many travertine lahids make its scene affective.( You see Soros suffix written in Greek which are more than two thousand year old, generally in the epigraphs on lahids,.)
There are so many architectural grave monuments in Hierapolis and they have different architectural techniques. The oldest graves are the ones in the Hellenistic Period (B.C. 1’st and 2’nd centuries) which are the Tumulus graves. These graves’ stone is cut properly limited to the drum cylinder which bonds the top of the burial chamber. You reach the grave room with the corridor dramos. Tumuluses are reached by going through the way and they are located on east side of foothill.
That these tombs belong to rich families is quite prominent, Because poor families’ tombs are the ones which are carved into the rock and which are simple. On the North side of the city, the graves made as the 2’nd and the 3’rd, are generally surrounded by walls and they have gardens decorated with flowers and trees (especially cypress). Grave monuments wich are completely made of travertine, shows different types; like simple lahids, and home kind graves which has two or more lahids on it. On the sarcophagus that holds the lahid, there is an inscription written in Greek (“bomas” (altar)). Bomas is used as symbol which stresses that with the connection of a dead body of a person in high position, his/her remembrance will be exalted. These monuments have the same functions with heroon.(The grave monuments made for celebrating are for the heroes’ and important persons’ who are believed to become gods after they die.)
Southern Necropolis: On the right side, fascinating signs of the earthquake can be seen. Large travertine area is completely demolished. The rectangle and hallow graves, which may be simple and more older than necropolis, attracts attention. While digging, experts in Denizli Museum, founded a grave with long inscriptions. Close to it, Epigraphic marble blocks had been founded which are dated to Young Helenistic Period.
On the North side of the area, digging works are going on. On the hillside, Byzantine ramparts , on the grave builds, marble lahids had been founded. This lahids are staying on a stone base. The roof that builded with cob brick is covered with tiles. This style was a new style in this period, And inside the grave it is decorated with coloured wall paintings.
On the way of Laodikeia and Colossea, you can see another grave which are related to Necropolis.
The grave of Tiberius Cladius Talamos whose name was written in the long epigraph, attracts attention and its front rebounds home architecture.