Aphrodisias - Sebasteion

Not far from the museum in Aphrodisias are the remains of a shrine dedicated to the worship of the Roman emperors. The complex, built in A.D. 50, consisted of a podium temple reached via steps from the east end of an elongated court. Along the north and south sides of the court ran three-storyed porticos, the columns in each tier being of a different Classical Greek order - Doric (lower tier), Ionic (middle tier) and Corinthian (upper tier). Between the columns of the middle and upper tiers on the south side were reliefs depicting scenes from mythology and history.