Building upon the previous work by F. Hueber and U. Outschar,1 this study offers new research on the Sebasteion’s significant architectural refinements, which can be defined as intentional design strategies resulting in minimal deviations from strict rectilinearity, verticality or squareness. The first part of this study identifies where the refinement of curvature is and is not used throughout the Sebasteion complex. A striking pattern of curvature corresponds to the well-documented shared patronage of the complex, demonstrating that the refinement was a choice, not an imperative, for its builders. We also report on a newly-excavated and remarkable example of curvature from the podium of the Sebasteion’s W façade, the Propylon, and for comparison’s sake, curvature in the earlier proskenion of the Theater. Using anastylosis, digital photogrammetry and 3D printing technology, the second part of this article presents new evidence for unprecedented refinements in the Propylon’s aedicular architecture. The plans of the two double-height aediculae and three internal staircases are not rigidly square or orthogonal, as previously thought, but deliberately deviate from having square corners using right angles. After detailed descriptions of these features, several options for their interpretation are presented. Overall, this work brings to light astonishing aspects of the architecture of the Sebasteion, a building already widely appreciated for its sculptures.

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Aphrodisias 的 Julio-Claudian Sebasteion 的多方面建筑改进

在 F. Hueber 和 U. Outschar 之前的工作的基础上，1这项研究为 Sebasteion 的重大建筑改进提供了新的研究，可以将其定义为有意的设计策略，从而使严格的直线性、垂直度或方形度的偏差最小化。本研究的第一部分确定了在整个 Sebasteion 复合体中使用和未使用曲率细化的位置。一个引人注目的曲率模式对应于有据可查的综合体的共同赞助，表明改进是其建造者的选择，而不是强制性的。我们还报告了 Sebasteion 的 W 立面的讲台上新出土的一个显着的曲率示例，Propylon，为了比较起见，早期的曲率错位的剧院。本文的第二部分使用吻合术、数字摄影测量和 3D 打印技术，为 Propylon 的针状结构进行了前所未有的改进提供了新的证据。两个双高的平面图无花果三个内部楼梯不是像以前想象的那样严格方形或正交，而是故意偏离使用直角的方形角。在详细描述了这些特征之后，给出了几个解释它们的选项。总体而言，这项工作揭示了 Sebasteion 建筑的惊人方面，这座建筑已经因其雕塑而广受赞誉。