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Document Details : Title: The Archaeology, Architecture and Afterlife of the Odeion of Ancient Sagalassos Author(s): BEAUJEAN, Bas , DOPERÉ, Frans , BAS, Philip , DE CUPERE, Bea , POBLOME, Jeroen Journal: Anatolica Volume: 50 Date: 2024 Pages: 193-242 DOI: 10.2143/ANA.50.0.3293612 Abstract : Between 2005 and 2008, the Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project excavated the eastern half of a semielliptic theatre-like building long identified as Sagalassos’ odeion. This paper first discusses the activities preceding the construction of this public building, before setting out the argumentation for dating the 175-225 CE construction of the Odeion. Based on the excavations, we describe the original arrangement of the eastern entrance hall, stage/orchestra, cavea, and the scaenae frons, as well as use the limited evidence to reconstruct the roofing system. Furthermore, we discuss subsequent developments, substantiating that the Odeion retained its intended functions into Late Antiquity. Finally, archaeozoological results are presented to deepen our understanding of the abandoned Odeion as a dump site, and the associated butchery activities. All of these results will be contextualized within wider Roman Imperial, Late Roman, and Early Byzantine dynamics at Sagalassos. |
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