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Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol.14, no.4, pp.1321-1339, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
This article deals with the excavation results of the stadium, which was discovered during the construction works
in Bolu center in 2008 and restarted in 2022. This study, it was tried to date the stadium and evaluate the
excavation findings. In the 2022 excavation, it was determined that the northeastern end of the Claudiopolis
stadium extended under the apartment building and the southwestern end curved towards İzzet Baysal Street,
the stadium was sphendone and 94.50 m long, the rows of seats were divided into 16 keiles, and the remains of
the Ottoman Period building, the function of which could not be determined, were the Last Ottoman Period
mansion (pavilion) bath. In the bottom sounding we opened considering that the ground of the stadium was
deeper, it was understood that the height of the front blocking stones of the guard wall, as well as the small creek
stone under the blockage, black slate air, and other materials, the compressed structure was strengthened. The
festivals celebrated for Antinoos and Hadrianus, who made the city of Claudiopolis famous in their entire kingdom,
including music, gladiator shows, wild animal struggles, and sports competitions. Unfortunately, we cannot say
exactly in which year the stadium was built, since the fragment with the Emperor's Reign Period was not found in
the excavations among the plates bearing the building inscription. However, it is understood that it was financed
by Domitius Ponticus Iulianus and his family and was dedicated to Emperor Hadrian.
KEYWORDS
Bolu, stadion, Clauidopolis, Hadrianus, mansion (pavilion) bath.