Monumental street comes to light in ancient Side
The reliefs depict the Twelve Labors of Heracles, as well as representations of Athena, Zeus, Artemis, Hygieia and Tyche.
Archaeological excavations have been completed along the approximately 390-meter-long B Street in the ancient city of Side, revealing important remains of stoas, rooms and monumental entrances dating from the Roman period to Late Antiquity.
The excavations, carried out under the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Heritage for the Future Project, have shed light on the architectural transformation of one of Side’s major thoroughfares. The street extends between the northwestern corner of the ancient city’s gymnasium and the East Gate.
A stoa dating to the second century A.D. was identified along the northern side of the street, together with numerous rooms behind it. Door jambs and threshold stones that have survived provide clues about the street’s architectural layout during the Roman period.
