Odeion structures in Troas

This thesis examines the odeion of the ancient city of Alexandria Troas in the Troad inorder to determine its architectural features and place it in its temporal context within theRoman period. Alexandria Troas was one of the most important cities of the Troad innorthwestern Asia Minor during the Roman Period. The city controlled the maritime tradebetween the Aegean and the Black Sea worlds during the Roman period. A series of publicmonuments were constructed at the city following the Augustan period. The odeion ofAlexandria Troas is situated in the urban center where important roads intersect. Because theodeion structures played important role within the life of the Roman cities, this thesis alsoattempts to determine the role of this structure for the Roman people of the city. It shares anumber of similarities with the odeion at Troia. These odeion monuments from AlexandriaTroas and Troia represent the only known two examples in the Troad. They both appeared tobe constructed within the widely accepted traditional scheme of the Roman period.