Teos

Teos

Teos is a visitable archaeological site in Seferihisar, İzmir, Türkiye, with surviving remains visible on site.

Photo: Philipp Pilhofer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Country
Türkiye
Region
Seferihisar, İzmir
Civilisation
Anatolian heritage
Period
Archaic–Hellenistic–Roman

Through time

Prehistorybefore 3000 BCEBronze & Iron Age3000–800 BCEClassical800–323 BCEHellenistic & Roman323 BCE–400 CELate Antique & Medieval400–1500 CE

The story

Teos or Teo was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, on a peninsula between Chytrium and Myonnesus. It was founded by Minyans from Orchomenus, Ionians and Boeotians, but the date of its foundation is unknown. Teos was one of the twelve cities which formed the Ionian League. The city was situated on a low hilly isthmus. Its ruins are located to the south of the modern town of Sığacık in the Seferihisar district of İzmir Province, Turkey.

Adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What you will see

  1. Dionysos Tapınağı
  2. Theatre
  3. Agora

Before you go

  • Check opening hours and ticket rules shortly before your visit — they change seasonally.
  • Plan for the heat. Most ancient sites have little shade; go early or late.
  • Respect the barriers. Fragile surfaces are protected for the next visitors.

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