East
Terrace - Ancestor Reliefs
Displayed along the
north and south sides of the East Terrace are rows of stelae, upright slabs
of sandstone, set into a stepped limestone plinth. The courtside
of the slabs were carved with depictions of Antiochus' ancestors in order
back to Alexander the Great on his mother's side (the southern sequence),
and to Darius the Great on his father's side (the northern sequence).
On the back of each stela is carved the name and immediate parentage of
the ancestor depicted on the obverse, making the line of ancestors the
longest and most complete ancient genealogy known (despite its current
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East
Terrace, North Socles I & II (test02)
Persian
ancestors in the front row,
an
early test model by Learning Sites.
Image
© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace, North Socle I
Persian
ancestors in the front row,
an
early test model by Learning Sites.
Image
© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace - General Views
The East Terrace contains
many ritual and sculptural features arrayed around the four sides of the
rock-hewn flat central space. At its east, there is a stepped flat-topped
pyramid (possibly for a Persian fire altar); at the north and south edges
are lines of orthostates depicting King Antiochus' maternal and paternal
ancestors; and resting atop a high podium majestically overlooking the
terrace below, are seated a pantheon of colossal gods (ca.8m high) flanked
at each end by colossal eagles and lions. |
East
Terrace, view westward toward
the
North Terrace, preliminary
model
by Learning Sites.
Image
© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace, view toward the
podium,
second stage model by
Learning
Sites.
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© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace, aerial photo composite
view
as currently modeled by
Learning
Sites.
Image
© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace, view toward the
podium,
as currently modeled by
Learning
Sites (9/18/00).
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© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace podium, nearly completed model by
Learning
Sites (9/25/00).
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© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace, view from southeast
toward
the podium, nearly completed model
by
Learning Sites (9/25/00).
Image
© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East
Terrace, view from the east toward the podium,
view
approximates the ancient approach to the site,
completed
model by Learning Sites (10/31/00).
Image
© 2000 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East Terrace, view over the fire altar toward the podium,
completed model by Learning Sites (April 2004).
Image © 2004 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East Terrace, view from the east toward the podium,
view approximates the ancient approach to the site,
completed model & image © 2011 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East Terrace, detail view of the podium,
completed model & image © 2011 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East Terrace, aerial view,
completed model & image © 2014 Learning Sites, Inc.
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East Terrace, aerial view at dusk,
completed model & image © 2014 Learning Sites, Inc.
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