Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Relationship Between Sanctuary and City I
Course Code: ARK359
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To teach the relations of the sanctuaries and cities in Antiquity.

Course Content

It will be described on examples the relationship of the Sanctuaries and the city in Anatolia in Antiquity.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Sedat AKKURNAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.The relationship of the sanctuaries and the city in Anatolia in Antiquity will be learned.
2.The buildings in the sanctuary and their functions will be learned.
3.Ceremonies and rituals in the sanctuary will be learned.
4.The beliefs of ancient people will be learned.
5.Understand the role of religious faith depicted in ancient period art.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dinsmoor, W. B., The Architecture of Ancient Greece, London 1950.
2.Gruben, G., Griechische Tempel und Heiligtümer, Hirmer Verlag, München 2001.
3.Mansel, A. M., Ege ve Yunan Tarihi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1999.
4.Pedley, J., Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Ancient Greek World, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
5.Perlman, P. J., City and Sanctuary in Ancient Greece: The Theorodokia in the Peloponnese, Vandenhoeck -Ruprecht, 2000.
6.Valavanes, P., Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece: Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia, Nemea, Athens, Getty Publications, 2004.
7.Emerson, M., Greek Sanctuaries: An Introduction, Bloomsbury Academic, 2007.
8.Mikalson, J. D., Ancient Greek Religion, John Wiley and Sons, 2011.
9.Grimal, P., Mitoloji Sözlüğü Yunan ve Roma, Kabalcı Yayınevi, 2012.
10.Erhat. A., Mitoloji Sözlüğü, Remzi Kitabevi, 2015.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and Terms
Week 2 - Theoretical
Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sacred Sites
Week 3 - Theoretical
Gergakome: Buildings and Their Functions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Gergakome: Mountain and Harvest Cult
Week 5 - Theoretical
Melanpagos:Buildings and Their Functions
Week 6 - Theoretical
Melanpagos: Cult of Mountain
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma: Buildings and Their Functions
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma: Cult and Oracles
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus: Location, Research History
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus: Buildings and Their Functions
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus: Ceremonies and Rituals
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus: Ceremonies and Rituals
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Clarus: Buildings and Their Functions
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Clarus: Cult and Oracles
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading150115
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026