ANATOLIA’S URBANISATION ADVENTURE IN ANCIENT WORLD
KLASİK DÜNYA’DA ANADOLU’NUN KENTLEŞME SERÜVENİ

Author : Yaşar ARLI
Number of pages : 368-374

Abstract

The traces of grid plans found in Lower Mesopotamia about 5,500 years ago appeared in Zernaki Hill and Symrna sites during the 9th and 7th centuries B.C. They again appeared in Miletos city during the 5th century B.C. in Anatolia. Managed by Hippodamos, this plan continued to develop during the Roman Empire, and was applied to almost all cities. The urbanization adventure, which started with the Persian invasion in the ancient world, continued to improve until the last period of Roman Empire. Anatolia was governed by Persian Satrapy during 546 or 540 B.C., and was conquered by Alexander the Great during his Asia expedition in 334 B.C. With the Hellenization policy of Alexander the Great, cities increasingly started to prosper. The death of Alexander the Great and then the defeat of his successors resulted in Roman dominance over Anatolia. During the 6th and 7th centuries B.C., the Roman Empire lost its power, which in turn resulted in almost the end of urban life in Anatolia.

Keywords

City, Urbanization, Grid Plan.

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