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Roman poems of sorrow unveiled in ancient Aizanoi
Roman poems of sorrow unveiled in ancient Aizanoi
During ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Aizanoi, in the western province of Kütahya’s Çavdarhisar district, some poems of sorrow and grief inscribed to tombstones from the Roman era have been found.
“On the tombstones, we see what kind of an approach people had towards death. It gives us information about the societal structure of that period. Thus, we gather significant data on the ancient age,” Ahmet Türkan, the vice chair of the excavations, told Anadolu Agency.
“With the tombstones, we can observe the grief period of the deceased’s relatives. There are inscriptions on the tomb stones, especially on infant and child deaths,” he added.
There are poems on the tombs, voicing the pain the relatives had gone through, the vice chair added.
The tomb stones also shed light on the ancient city’s economy, Türkan said.
He added that further information is expected to be gathered regarding the demographics of Aizanoi.
The ancient city of Aizanoi, also known as the second Ephesus of Turkey, was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage’s Tentative List on 2012. The ancient city is home to the best-preserved temple in Anatolian lands: The Temple of Zeus.
The name “Aizanoi” comes from the mythological hero “Azan.” The city is believed to date back to 3,000 B.C.
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