Sardis - Roman city (Gymnasium)

A few houses, a theater (fine view from the top) and a stadium measuring 230x45m/250x50yds are all that remain of the Roman city of Sardis. They are all thought to date from after the great earthquake (A.D. 17).

Northeast of Sartmustafa on the road to Salihli, archeologists unearthed a A.D. second century gymnasium. To the southeast, they found other buildings including a synagogue and Byzantine shops and, some 650m/710yds to the east of the gymnasium, baths. The so-called "Bronze House" lies a little way north of the stadium.