Ancient bath discovered in southern Turkey

Archeologists have unearthed an ancient bath in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. Associate Professor Feristah Alanyali, a lecturer at Anadolu University's Archeology Department, said that archeologists found remains of an ancient bath in the west of ancient theater in Antalya's Side hamlet. "We think that the bath dated back to Late Ancient Age and Early Byzantine Age," Alanyali told AA correspondent. Alanyali said archeologists could understand whether it was a public or a private bath in coming days. The associate professor said they would open the bath to visitors after they had taken it under control. Side is an ancient Luvi city in Anatolia in the region of Pamphylia (today Antalya). Pamphylia belonged to the ancient Hittite empire. The main towns were Estwediiys (later known as Aspendos) and Side. Most archaeological remains that can be visited today in towns like Aspendos and Side, date back to Roman times. The Theatre lies on the narrowest part of the peninsula and the central side of the Side. Although the theatre plan has a Hellenistic tradition, the building has a Roman architectural tradition in structure. The Theatre of Side is a unique example in this way of structure. Skenae Frons has a three storey colonnade facade. The facade decoration has a characteristic of Antonine Period. In the first storey can be seen the Dionysos Friese. In the frieze, the life of Dionysos, the god of wine and the theatre, describing chronologically from west to the east and the finishing part has Gygantomakhia imagery.