Turkish archaeologists studying the ruins of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Aigai (Aeolis), have discovered inscriptions that speak of gladiatorial fights in the city, founded 2,700 years ago and located in Manisa, western Turkey. Historians claim that gladiatorial games were costly and not held in all cities, so this find reveals the economic prosperity Aeolis achieved with the Romans. Considered one of the 12 great cities founded in western Asia Minor, Aigai reached its peak after the conquests of Alexander the Great and during the Roman Empire. The excavations have brought to light a temple dedicated to the goddess Demeter, a great agora, a stadium, a theatre, and a Roman road more than 50 kilometres long that connected with the coast, and that can be visited today.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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