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Document Details : Title: Sacred and Spectacular Subtitle: The Architecture, Sculpture, and Urban Context of the Hadrianic Nymphaeum at Sagalassos Author(s): BEAUJEAN, Bas , FEJFER, Jane , DOPERÉ, Frans , TALLOEN, Peter , POBLOME, Jeroen Journal: Anatolica Volume: 51 Date: 2025 Pages: 187-255 DOI: 10.2143/ANA.51.0.3294796 Abstract : In the second to the early third century CE, nymphaea or monumental fountains became key symbols of Roman urbanism, reflecting the grandeur of Roman architectural and decorative traditions. Many of these fountains framed the dominant social order through sculptural programs of gods, goddesses, emperors, and the local elite, all set against the spectacular movement and sound of water. To keep up with the dynamic ideal of Roman cities, local civic authorities and the elite invested in these costly yet evocative structures. Although Sagalassos (southwest Anatolia) was a modest regional polis, it featured at least five such nymphaea, all of which are known to have had distinct sculptural programs. Despite significant political and religious changes, these fountains persisted into Late Antiquity, continuing to display reconfigured groups of statues. This paper explores the evolution of the Hadrianic Nymphaeum, a two-story monument of deep sacred significance, and its associated sculptures within the broader transformations of Sagalassos from the second to the sixth centuries CE. |
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