Temenos with Double Monument

The Temenos with Double Monument is an ancient sacred precinct located in Aydın, on the site of classical Tralleis — a prosperous Hellenistic and Roman-era city in the Maeander valley of western Asia Minor. In Greco-Roman religious practice, a temenos defined a consecrated enclosure set apart for a deity or cult, and the designation 'double monument' suggests two structurally or ritually paired structures within this precinct. Tralleis flourished particularly during the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE, when it ranked among the wealthiest cities of Asia Minor and invested heavily in monumental public architecture. The remains today attract archaeologists and students of classical antiquity exploring the layered Hellenistic and Roman heritage of the broader Aydın region.