ATTUDA

Attuda ( Hisarkoy ) is located 17 km southwest of Denizli Saraykoy Town. It was a border city in ancient times between Caria and Phrygia. The shortest route from Tripolis and Laodicea to Aphrodisias passed through Attuda. The date of the founding of the city is unknown, but it is estimated that the city was founded in the Hellenistic Era like the other cities in the Lycus Valley. The city had a role in bonding the cities in Lycus Valley to Aphrodisias in art and economy. Ancient sources state that there was a statue of a god called Men mounted on a horse in a temple which was built in his honor. It's also written in ancient sources that statues of Zeus, Apollon, Dionysos, Asklepios and the cult of Artemis Anaitis are also in Attuda. Coins were minted in Attuda before and after the Empire.

The ruins cannot be seen because the village of Hisarkoy is on them, but some of the works of art from Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods are on display in a store.

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