INFLUENCE OF EMPEROR HADRIAN FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE PRESENT: CEREMONIAL GATES AND CULTURAL MEMORY IN ATTALEIA AND EPHESUS

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2024-8-29

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GÜRER, GÜNİZ

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The reign of Emperor Traianus Hadrianus Augustus (117-138 CE) is generally regarded as a period of unification and integration of the Roman Empire and its provinces. He had a reputation as a 'travelling emperor', spending more than half of his twenty-one-year reign outside the capital of Rome, mainly in Greece and Asia Minor. In this context, Hadrian’s travels stand out as a catalyst for an architectural renaissance in Greece and Asia Minor, with cities in the region competing with each other and even (to some extent) with Rome. The study focuses on the perception of two Roman 'ceremonial gates' in Attaleia and Ephesus, built to commemorate the visits of Emperor Hadrian in the second century. One of the main aims is to reveal the influence of the emperor on these two Anatolian cities and how they responded to his imperial authority. Considering the historical and symbolic significance of gates, this study argues that these city gates reveal examples of lieux de mémoire. They symbolise the enduring legacy of Hadrian's presence and preserve the characteristics of local architectural forms in the Roman Empire. The synthesis of interdisciplinary research and the ceremonial gates that are the subject of this study offer compelling views of memory, architecture, and urban spectacle, past and present. Whether intertwined with people's daily routines or waiting to attract visitors in the conditions of isolated archaeological sites, these gates are engraved in the cultural, collective, individual, and urban memory of Türkiye.

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Efes, Antalya, Hadrianus, kültürel bellek, tören kapıları. Ephesus, Attaleia, Hadrian, cultural memory, ceremonial gates.

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis