KOCAELİ (AA) – The 1800-year-old altar stone in the social complex built in 1523 in the Gebze district of Kocaeli by Çoban Mustafa Pasha, who served in state positions during the periods of Yavuz Sultan Selim and Suleiman the Magnificent, sheds light on history. In the text on the stone, which was determined to be 1800 years old, according to the examinations carried out by the Istanbul Archeology Museum and Istanbul University Latin Language and Literature Department experts, “Thank you God.” Thanks to you, we became the rulers and conquerors of these places.
You were gracious to me and I prevailed. This stone was erected in your honor. All altars and offerings are to you.’ writes. While it is not known how the stone came to the Çoban Mustafa Pasha complex, Historian Dr. Ahmet Anapalı is preparing to apply to the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to take the stone under protection. – The stone of the 1800-year-old pagan temple Historian Dr.
Ahmet Anapalı told the AA correspondent that the altar stone was built around 215 AD. Anapalı said that the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus had a statue of Zeus erected on the altar stone as a sign of gratitude for the wars he won by going on an eastern campaign. He and his son Anatolia Caracalla fought with the Persian Emperor, the owner of these lands, somewhere between Gebze and Izmit. He won this war too. They became the owners of Nicomedia (Izmit) and this region.
he said. Anapalı stated that a Roman governor named Calistratos was appointed to the Gebze region and continued as follows: Calistratos was a pagan and worshiped Zeus. He built a temple in this land in the name of Zeus. He placed an altar stone in front of this temple and a statue of Zeus on top of it. Below it is ‘Thank you God. Thanks to you, we became the rulers and conquerors of these places. You were gracious to me and I prevailed.
This stone was erected in your honor. All altars and offerings are to you. It is written in front of this stone. The altar stone, built by the Roman Governor Calistratos for Emperor Severus and on which the statue of Zeus once stood, is located in the Çoban Mustafa Pasha Mosque. Stating that there is a 6-line inscription under the altar stone, Anapalı said, “There was a statue on this stone in the pagan period. However, we think that when the Roman Emperor Maximus Constantine officially changed the religion of Rome to Christianity after the Milan consul in 324, he destroyed all the statues and monasteries belonging to paganism.
he said. Anapalı noted that the 6-line inscription under the altar stone also includes the name of Calistratos and the story of Septimius Severus and his son Anatolia Caracalla’s war with the Persians. Stating that the stone was examined by experts from the Istanbul Archeology Museum and Istanbul University Latin Language and Literature Department, Anapalı said, “There was a war fought by Rome and the text of the victory after this war.” The meaning of some letters being damaged and broken is exactly as we explained.
The beautiful thing is that there is a stone from an 1800-year-old pagan temple in the garden of the 500-year-old mosque from the period of Suleiman the Magnificent. he said. Stating that they made evaluations about how the altar stone remained inside the Çoban Mustafa Pasha Complex, Anapalı added that Çoban Mustafa Pasha may have built a mosque on it, probably using the foundations of the pagan structure found in these lands, and that there are examples of where he built other structures using the foundations of previously existing structures in the places conquered by the Ottoman Empire.
14Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran visited the visual show experience tent with the theme of “Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and the Conquest of Istanbul” established in Sultanahmet Square as part of the celebrations of the 573rd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul. 24Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran visited the visual show experience tent with the theme of “Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and the Conquest of Istanbul” established in Sultanahmet Square within the scope of the celebrations of the 573rd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul.
34Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran visited the visual show experience tent with the theme of “Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and the Conquest of Istanbul” established in Sultanahmet Square within the scope of the celebrations of the 573rd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul. 44Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran visited the visual show experience tent with the theme of “Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and the Conquest of Istanbul” established in Sultanahmet Square as part of the celebrations of the 573rd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul.
18The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park. 28The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park.
38The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park. 48The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park.
58The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park. 68The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park.
78The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park. 88The beaches in Kuşadası and Didim districts of Aydın are crowded due to Eid al-Adha. Vacationers, who took advantage of the hot weather in Kuşadası, cooled off in the bays of Women’s Sea, Sevgi Beach, Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park.
16Snowfall was effective in Başçiftlik district of Tokat, which has an altitude of 1450 meters. 26Snowfall was effective in Başçiftlik district of Tokat, which has an altitude of 1450 meters. 36Snowfall was effective in Başçiftlik district of Tokat, which has an altitude of 1450 meters. 46Snowfall was effective in Başçiftlik district of Tokat, which has an altitude of 1450 meters. 56Snowfall was effective in Başçiftlik district of Tokat, which has an altitude of 1450 meters.
66Snowfall was effective in Başçiftlik district of Tokat, which has an altitude of 1450 meters.
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