The Sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina in the 4th Century BC

Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor

“…Pedersen is cautious not to link the date of temple and frieze to political events, instead he more broadly identifies the second phase to the second century BC, as the Corinthian columns show use of the simple lewis that became conventional in this era. See also Tırpan et al (2012) and now Büyüközer (2018). 129 Reconstruction in Tırpan et al (2012), 192, Fig.…”

“…107 Tırpan et al (2012107 Tırpan et al ( ), 196-197, discusses the excavations, from 1999107 Tırpan et al ( -2002, at a depth of 1.75 m below the floor of the cella, tantalizingly mentions that "… ashes, partially burned pieces of figurines, a great number of glass amulets in various colors, dress ornaments in rosette form, ivory objects, an inscribed stele [I.Stratonikeia 1417, from the second half of the fourth century BC, and I.Stratonikeia 1418, a decree by the Chrysaoric League from the first part of the second century BC], and coins dated between the beginning of the 4th c BC and the end of the 2nd c BC were found." Büyüközer (2018), 22, mentions finds from the fourth to early first century BC, indicating this as a terminus post quem for the Corinthian temple.…”

“…Baumeister observes how fragile the evidence is for a true building program in second-century Stratonikeia, Baumeister (2007), 15, 162, although the gymnasium, theater, bouleuterion, and the temple of Hekate are clearly key projects. 106 Rumscheid (1994), 23;Tırpan et al (2012), 196-197;Pedersen (2012); Büyüközer (2018). 107 Tırpan et al (2012107 Tırpan et al ( ), 196-197, discusses the excavations, from 1999107 Tırpan et al ( -2002, at a depth of 1.75 m below the floor of the cella, tantalizingly mentions that "… ashes, partially burned pieces of figurines, a great number of glass amulets in various colors, dress ornaments in rosette form, ivory objects, an inscribed stele [I.Stratonikeia 1417, from the second half of the fourth century BC, and I.Stratonikeia 1418, a decree by the Chrysaoric League from the first part of the second century BC], and coins dated between the beginning of the 4th c BC and the end of the 2nd c BC were found."…”