Sardes
Sardes is a visitable archaeological site in Salihli, Manisa, Türkiye, with surviving remains visible on site.
Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Country
- Türkiye
- Region
- Salihli, Manisa
- Civilisation
- Anatolian heritage
- Period
- Lidya–Pers–Hellenistic–Roman–Byzantine
- UNESCO
- World Heritage
Through time
The story
Sardis or Sardes ( SAR-deess; Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭, romanized: Sfar; Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις, romanized: Sárdeis; Old Persian: 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭, romanized: Sparda) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Now an active archaeological site, it is located in modern day Turkey, in Manisa Province, near the town of Sart.
Sardis was also mentioned as the campsite of Brutus and Cassius in William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar (1599). In 2025, Sardis was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What you will see
- Artemis Tapınağı
- Gymnasion-Baths kompleksi
- Sinagog
Before you go
- Check opening hours and ticket rules shortly before your visit — they change seasonally.
- Plan for the heat. Most ancient sites have little shade; go early or late.
- Respect the barriers. Fragile surfaces are protected for the next visitors.
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