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Turkey > Istanbul > Musée archéologique d'Istanbul > The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Miletus The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Miletus The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Miletus Section 3 on 5 Musée archéologique d'Istanbul Etruscan and Roman Antiquities Epoque impériale romaine Periode : IInd century Area related : Miletus Open daily excepted monday During the Roman Imperial period the rich marble quarries of Anatolia were exploited by the state. On the widespread use of marble the splendid cities of antiquity were created. See the tabloid Classification by : names artists places periods Description    For the Romans it was considered important to decorate the façade of structures. With this aim they created a rich sculpture. Niches on external and internal faces became the principal areas of large-scale sculptural carving. In this hall there are examples from three important centres in the ancient world where this kind of sculpture came to flourish : Aphrodisias, Ephesus and Miletus. Site's content     Anonyme Hermès Statue IInd century Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy Statue IInd century Statue of a Muse Muse of Spirit of Fine Arts Statue IInd century Statue of Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty Statue IInd century Statue of a Victorious Athlete Statue IInd century Euterpe, the Muse of Music playing Flute Statue IInd century Apollo playng the Cithara Apollo Citharaodos Statue IInd century Statue of a Muse Muse of Spirit of Fine Arts Statue IInd century Euterpe, the Muse of Music playing the Lyre Statue IInd century Lower part of the statue of a woman Statue IInd century Statue of Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty Statue IInd century Statue of Artemis Goddess of the moon, forest ans hunting Statue IInd century Statue of Water Nymph Statue Terpsichore, Muse of the Dance Statue IInd century Relief of Prisoners Bas-relief approx. from IInd to IIIrd century Place(s) related    Thermes de Faustine (Miletus) The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Aphrodisias (Musée archéologique d'Istanbul) The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Ephesus (Musée archéologique d'Istanbul) Miletus The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Tags : statue of the muse of danse, apollo citharaodos, aphrodite citharaodos Musée archéologique d'Istanbul Etruscan and Roman Antiquities Roman Portrait Art (33) Sculptural Art in the Roman Imperial Period (24) The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Aphrodisias (11) The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Ephesus (4) The three marble cities of the Roman Anatolia : Miletus (15) Greek Antiquities Alexander the Great (11) Attic grave stelae and reliefs (15) Hellenistic and Hellenistic influential in Roman sculpture (12) Sculpture of Magnesia ad Meandrum and Tralles (15) Sculpture of the Archaic Period (2) Oriental Antiquities Anatolia under the Persians (6) Céramiques peintes de Babylone Deuxième salle de la nécropole de Sidon (6) Première salle de la nécropole de Sidon (2) Outdoor Architecture Façades (1)