Settlement Archaeology Graduate Symposium VIII: Transformation and Sustainability, Ankara, Türkiye, 15 - 16 Haziran 2020, (Yayınlanmadı)
Although Anatolia was an active exponent of the Hellenistic tradition, its inner parts were not even Hellenized before urbanization under the Romans. At the end of the first century BC, a new ruler cult arose and soon became an important institution for provincial communities. Major temples became the venues to generate imperial administration and political messages. The early Roman peristyle temple architecture in Asia Minor embodied reciprocal assimilation and reinterpretation of Hellenistic and Roman building traditions. This paper will trace and evaluate the persistence of the peristyle temple in Anatolia that served Roman power through the political utility of architectural tradition.