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Document Details : Title: Protecting Sagalassos' Fortress of the Akra Subtitle: Two Large Fragments of an Early Hellenistic Inscription (with an appendix by Marc Waelkens) Author(s): VANDORPE, Katelijn Journal: Ancient Society Volume: 37 Date: 2007 Pages: 121-139 DOI: 10.2143/AS.37.0.2024035 Abstract : The early Hellenistic inscription found at the Pisidian city of Sagalassos, records ‘agreements and accords’ that aimed to prevent rebellions and other crimes and protect the city, especially the fortified akra (‘highest part’) and any other mountain top that was part of the defence system (e.g., the Zencirli or Zencirükin Tepe, 1784m, and the Cinçinkirik Tepe, 1900m). The akra of Sagalassos is to be identified with the fortress of the Tekne Tepe (1885m) which overlooks the city and is located directly above the upper agora, where the inscription was undoubtedly erected before it was re-used in a Byzantine building. A contemporary inscription from Teos (Ionia) produces relevant reference material, but the measures taken by the city of Sagalassos are more stringent. |
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