Nall\u0131han\u2019\u0131n bereketli topraklar\u0131yla \u00e7evrili tepeler aras\u0131nda Sar\u0131yar Baraj\u0131 yak\u0131nlar\u0131nda
\nsessizli\u011fe g\u00f6m\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f bir tarih yatar: Juliopolis Antik Kenti. Yolculuk Ankara\u2019dan
\nbat\u0131ya do\u011fru ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, \u00f6nce yemye\u015fil vadiler, sonra da sarp kayal\u0131klar aras\u0131nda
\nk\u0131vr\u0131lan yollar size e\u015flik eder. Yolun sonuna yakla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda, art\u0131k bir zamanlar canl\u0131
\nbir yerle\u015fimin kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131yla kar\u015f\u0131la\u015faca\u011f\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 bilirsiniz.
\nJuliopolis\u2019e yakla\u015f\u0131rken, ilk bak\u0131\u015fta g\u00f6rkemli s\u00fctunlar ya da ihti\u015faml\u0131 tiyatrolar
\nbeklemeyin. Bu kent, ihti\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 sessizli\u011finde saklam\u0131\u015f, ta\u015flar\u0131n alt\u0131nda, topra\u011f\u0131n
\nderinliklerinde korumu\u015ftur. Yol kenar\u0131nda m\u00fctevaz\u0131 tabelalar\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fczde, tarihle
\nbulu\u015fmak \u00fczere oldu\u011funuzu hissedersiniz.
\nBaraj sular\u0131 alt\u0131nda kalan kentin \u00f6nemli bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc kaybolmu\u015f olsa da yap\u0131lan
\narkeolojik \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar kentin tarihine \u0131\u015f\u0131k tutmaktad\u0131r. Yama\u00e7larda a\u00e7an yabani
\n\u00e7i\u00e7ekler, mezar ta\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n aras\u0131nda dola\u015fan r\u00fczg\u00e2r, ge\u00e7mi\u015ften bug\u00fcne kalan hik\u00e2yeleri
\nkula\u011f\u0131n\u0131za f\u0131s\u0131ldar. Juliopolis, g\u00f6steri\u015fli bir antik kentten \u00e7ok, dinginli\u011fiyle b\u00fcy\u00fcler.
\nAntik kaynaklara g\u00f6re Juliopolis, Roma d\u00f6neminde Paphlagonia ile Galatia b\u00f6lgeleri
\naras\u0131nda \u00f6nemli bir ge\u00e7i\u015f noktas\u0131yd\u0131, bir t\u00fcr s\u0131n\u0131r yerle\u015fimi idi. Ad\u0131n\u0131 Roma \u0130mparatoru
\nAugustus\u2019un evlatl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve halefi Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus\u2019tan alm\u0131\u015f olabilece\u011fi
\nd\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fclen bu kent, ticaret yollar\u0131 \u00fczerinde yer ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in canl\u0131 bir yerle\u015fimdi. Bug\u00fcn
\nyaln\u0131zca kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131ndan s\u00f6z edebiliyoruz; ama kaz\u0131larda bulunan mozaikler, lahitler ve
\nsikkeler, burada ya\u015fayanlar\u0131n refah d\u00fczeyi y\u00fcksek bir hayat s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6steriyor.
\nEn dikkat \u00e7ekici miraslar\u0131ndan biri, Bizans nekropol\u00fcd\u00fcr. Binlerce mezar\u0131n bulundu\u011fu
\nbu alan, Juliopolis\u2019i e\u015fsiz k\u0131lar. Toprakla b\u00fct\u00fcnle\u015fmi\u015f her ta\u015f; bir \u00f6yk\u00fcn\u00fcn, bir hayat\u0131n,
\nbir vedan\u0131n tan\u0131\u011f\u0131d\u0131r. Mezar ta\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n aras\u0131ndan ge\u00e7erken, adeta g\u00f6r\u00fcnmez bir
\nkalabal\u0131\u011f\u0131n aras\u0131ndan y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcz hissine kap\u0131l\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z. Her ad\u0131mda tarihin nefesi
\ny\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcze \u00e7arpar.
\nKaz\u0131larda ortaya \u00e7\u0131kan lahitlerdeki s\u00fcslemeler, yaln\u0131zca sanatsal yakla\u015f\u0131mlar\u0131n de\u011fil,
\ninan\u00e7 d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131n da ipu\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 verir. Mezarlar\u0131n baz\u0131lar\u0131 erken Hristiyanl\u0131k d\u00f6nemine
\naittir; bu da Juliopolis\u2019in yaln\u0131zca Roma \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu i\u00e7in de\u011fil, Bizans i\u00e7in de
\n\u00f6nemli bir merkez oldu\u011funa i\u015faret eder. Konsil kay\u0131tlar\u0131nda da Juliopolis
\npiskoposlar\u0131n\u0131n isimlerine rastlanmas\u0131, kentin Hristiyan d\u00fcnyas\u0131ndaki yerini ortaya
\nkoymaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Juliopolis yaln\u0131zca bir antik kent de\u011fil; insan\u0131n ge\u00e7mi\u015fle, \u00f6l\u00fcmle ve ya\u015fam\u0131n k\u0131r\u0131lganl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla y\u00fczle\u015fti\u011fi bir mek\u00e2nd\u0131r. G\u00f6steri\u015fli kal\u0131nt\u0131lardan ziyade, ruhunuza dokunan bir sadelik sunar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nall\u0131han\u2019\u0131n bereketli topraklar\u0131yla \u00e7evrili tepeler aras\u0131nda Sar\u0131yar Baraj\u0131 yak\u0131nlar\u0131nda sessizli\u011fe g\u00f6m\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f bir tarih yatar: Juliopolis…<\/p>\n