Intro -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introductory Remarks -- I. Urban Layout -- II. Earlier Works on the Theatre -- III. Description of the Architectural Evidence -- III.1. The cavea -- Summa cavea -- Praecinctio -- Vomitoria -- Ima cavea -- Scalaria -- The 'honour-box' -- Other evidence: quarry marks and holes -- Balteus -- Aditus -- III.2. The area of the scaena -- IV. Architectural Elements of the Scaena: Catalogue -- IV.1. Cornices -- IV.2. Architrave-friezes -- IV.3. Capitals -- IV.4. Column shafts -- IV.5. Column bases -- IV.6. Plain cornices -- IV.7. Plain architrave-friezes -- IV.8. Other elements -- V. Architectural Elements of the Scaenae Frons -- V.1. General remarks -- V.2. Observations on individual motifs -- Bead-and-reel -- Ionic cyma -- Lesbian cyma -- Corona -- Modillons -- Coffers -- Dentils -- V.3. General considerations -- VI. Architectural Reconstruction of the Monument: Hypotheses and Comparisons -- VI.1. The cavea -- VI.2. The orchestra and the area of the scaena -- VI.3. The dedicatory inscription -- VI.4. Comprehensive reconstruction of the theatre and parallels -- VI.5. Aspects of construction -- VII. The Monument and the City -- VII.1. Building capacity -- VII.2. Urbanistic aspects -- Appendix I: Methodological Aspects of the Survey -- Appendix II: Archaeometric Analyses of Marbles in the Theatre of Diokaisareia -- Özet -- Bibliography -- Plates 1-54 -- Colour Plates A-D -- Plans A-K -- Folding Plans I, II.

On the southern fringes of the Taurus mountains, in the modern town of Uzuncaburc, lie the ruins of the Hellenistic temple of Zeus-Olbios and of the ancient city of Diocaesarea. The impressive architectural remains reflect the turbulent history of the ancient site. In the Hellenistic period the extra-urban sanctuary was the centre of power of an extensive temple state, while in the early Roman Empire a city was established around the temple that blossomed until the 7th century AD. In 2001-2006 a record of all surface finds and a detailed documentation of buildings were made by an international team of archaeologists, architectural experts and historians. The series of monographs presents individual groups of material and building complexes, so offering an important contribution on the history of settlement in ancient Asia Minor and the development of ancient architecture. The series will probably consist of five volumes: Volume I: Norbert Kramer, The Ceramic Survey (2012) Volume II: Marcello Spanu, The Theatre (2011) Volume III: Johannes Linnemann, The Necropoleis (2013) The next volume planned is Volume IV: Detlev Wannagat, The Sanctuary of Zeus-Olbios.

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