{"id":6220,"date":"2026-09-21T21:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journal.phaselis.org\/?p=6220"},"modified":"2026-09-21T21:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:31:08","slug":"pha-0197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journal.phaselis.org\/en\/2026\/pha-0197","title":{"rendered":"Two Bronze Equal-Arm Balances (Librae) from Perge: Their Archaeological Context and Function"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perge’den \u0130ki Bronz E\u015fit Kollu Terazi (Librae): Arkeolojik Ba\u011flamlar\u0131 ve \u0130\u015flevleri<\/span><\/p>\n

Ayta\u00e7 D\u00d6NMEZ<\/strong>
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Sedef \u00c7OKAY KEP\u00c7E<\/strong>
\n\"\" https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2574-8723<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n

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PHASELIS<\/em> XII (2026) 123-133
\n<\/strong>DOI<\/strong>: 10.5281\/zenodo.22642291<\/a>
\nReceived Date<\/strong>: 26.05.2026 | Acceptance Date<\/strong>: 29.08.2026
\nOnline Publication Date<\/strong>: 21.09.2026<\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/strong>: Excavations carried out at the Stadium of Perge between 2020 and 2025 have demonstrated that the northern sphendone of the structure was transformed during Late Antiquity through a series of architectural modifications into a venue for amphitheatrical spectacles. As part of this transformation, the spectator entrances (vomitoria<\/em>) within the sphendone, together with most of the vaulted chambers that probably originally functioned as shops, were converted into animal and gladiatorial holding cells. Excavations conducted within these cells and the surrounding vaulted chambers further revealed that, from the late 4th or early 5th century CE onwards, the vaults other than the animal cells were then repurposed as workshops and production spaces accommodating a range of craft activities. Among the archaeological finds recovered from these vaulted chambers are two bronze equal-arm balances, which are noteworthy both because they represent some of the few Roman-period examples from Anatolia recovered from well-documented stratigraphic contexts and because they provide valuable evidence for the economic and commercial activities carried out in the Stadium of Perge during Late Antiquity.<\/p>\n

Keywords<\/strong>: Perge, Librae<\/em>, Bronze Equal-Arm Balances, Roman Period, Late Antiquity<\/p>\n

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\u00d6z<\/strong>: 2020\u20132025 y\u0131llar\u0131 aras\u0131nda Perge Stadiumu’nda ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirilen kaz\u0131lar, yap\u0131n\u0131n kuzeydeki sphendone b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fcn Ge\u00e7 Antik D\u00f6nem\u2019de bir dizi mimari d\u00fczenlemeyle amfitiyatral g\u00f6steriler i\u00e7in bir g\u00f6steri alan\u0131na d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc ortaya koymu\u015ftur. Bu d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm s\u00fcrecinde, stadiumun sphendonesindeki seyirci giri\u015fleri (vomitoria<\/em>) ile olas\u0131l\u0131kla ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7ta d\u00fckk\u00e2n olarak i\u015flev g\u00f6ren tonozlu mek\u00e2nlar\u0131n \u00e7o\u011fu, hayvan ve gladyat\u00f6r bekletme h\u00fccrelerine d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr. Bununla birlikte, bu h\u00fccrelerde ve arenay\u0131 \u00e7evreleyen di\u011fer tonozlu mek\u00e2nlarda ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirilen kaz\u0131lar, MS 4. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n sonlar\u0131ndan veya 5. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n ba\u015flar\u0131ndan itibaren hayvan h\u00fccreleri d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndaki tonozlu mek\u00e2nlar\u0131n \u00e7e\u015fitli zanaat faaliyetlerinin y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc at\u00f6lye ve i\u015fliklere d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6stermi\u015ftir. S\u00f6z konusu tonozlu mek\u00e2nlarda ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirilen kaz\u0131lar s\u0131ras\u0131nda ele ge\u00e7en arkeolojik buluntular aras\u0131nda yer alan iki bronz e\u015fit kollu terazi, hem Anadolu’da stratigrafik ba\u011flam\u0131 iyi belgelenmi\u015f Roma D\u00f6nemi’ne ait s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 say\u0131daki \u00f6rnekler aras\u0131nda yer almalar\u0131 hem de Perge Stadiumu’nun Ge\u00e7 Antik D\u00f6nem’deki ekonomik ve ticari faaliyetleri hakk\u0131nda de\u011ferli kan\u0131tlar sunmalar\u0131 bak\u0131m\u0131ndan dikkat \u00e7ekicidir.<\/p>\n

Anahtar Kelimeler: <\/strong>Perge, Librae, E\u015fit Kollu Teraziler, Roma D\u00f6nemi, Ge\u00e7 Antik D\u00f6nem<\/p>\n

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