KADIFEKALE
IZMIR’S FIRST CROWN
Taking a bird’s eyes view of Izmir and the port, Kadifekale
which was called Pagos in Ancient Times, has the characteristics of an
acropolis due to its position at an altitude of 186m.
The ruins of walls on the
western and southern parts, comprising of five towers, date back to the period
of Lysimachus, one of the generals of Alexander the Great.
The settlement in Izmir was relocated to Kadifekale from
Bayrakli in the period that followed the arrival of Alexander the Great in
Anatolia in 334 BC. According to the geographer Strabo, the urban core of
Izmir, which was one of the 12 most beautiful Ionian cities, extending from
Kadifekale to the port ,comprised of streets paved with smooth stones, a temple
dedicated to the mother goddess and Homer, a theatre ,agora, which was a lively
trade centre, a stadium, grain warehouses , water cisterns and aqueducts.
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