The Temple of Artemis at Sardis: The Hellenistic Temple Tradition in Asia Minor

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Fikret Yegul (University of California, Santa Barbara) Diane Favro (University of California, Los Angeles)

The Temple of Artemis at Sardis

The Hellenistic Temple Tradition in Asia Minor

Fikret Yegul (University of California, Santa Barbara), Diane Favro (University of California, Los Angeles)

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Cambridge University Press
03 July 2025

Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

Nestled beneath the 'pointed peaks' of the legendary Tmolos Mountains, the temple and sanctuary of Artemis at Sardis is one of the most impressive monuments of classical antiquity. Dating to the Hellenistic period, it was undertaken, not by a king, but by Stratonike, a 'fiery' Hellenistic queen, and redesigned under the Roman emperor Hadrian, when it became the center of an imperial cult. In this volume, Fikret Yegül and Diane Favro explore the Temple of Sardis from multiple perspectives. Offering a close archaeological analysis of the temple, they also provides new insights into its unique design; the changing nature of religious and cult practices at the temple; the relationship to its setting; and its benefactors. Attention is paid to place this extraordinary temple in the larger context of Greek and Roman religious architecture in Asia Minor. Richly illustrated with over 200 color images, including historical paintings and drawings, it also includes digital reconstructions of the temple are published here for the first time.

By: Fikret Yegul (University of California Santa Barbara), Diane Favro (University of California, Los Angeles)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 285mm, Width: 227mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.490kg
ISBN: 9781009532167
ISBN 10: 1009532162
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 03 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Description and depiction of the temple by early travelers; 3. Description of the building and archaeology; 4. Building history; 5. Religion and cult in the sanctuary of Artemis; 6. Issues of design and planning: Hellenistic and Roman temples; 7. Architectural analysis and comparisons; Bibliography; General index.

Fikret Yegül is Distinguished Professor of Architecture in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at the University of California at Santa Barbara. A member of the Sardis Archaeological Expedition since 1964, he is the author of Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity, which won the Alice D. Hitchcock Award from the Society of Architectural Historians, and, with Diane Favro, Roman Architecture and Urbanism, which won the American Association of Publisher's PROSE awards for Excellence in Art History and Reference Publishing. Diane Favro is Distinguished Research Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of California at Los Angeles. She is the author of diverse publications on Roman built environment and was President of the Society of Architectural Historians and Samuel H. Kress Professor at CASVA.