The Teos Bouleuterion Project develops a new understanding of public buildings in Classical cities, exploring their economic, political, and cultural implications for ancient urbanism. Focusing on the city of Teos during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, the project undertakes targeted excavation and architectural analysis of the bouleuterion and adjacent triporticus to reconsider the typological frameworks that have shaped interpretations of Greek and Roman civic architecture. By examining how these buildings accommodated multiple and shifting functions, the project shows how typology — as both an ancient and modern construct — shaped the body politic and the architectural articulation of the citizen body.

The excavation of the bouleuterion and triporticus at Teos is a project of Prof. Mantha Zarmakoupi (UPenn) under the auspices of the Teos Archaeological Project of Ankara University (2010-; directed by Musa Kadıoğlu) of the Department of Classical Archaeology of the Faculty of Languages, History and Geography of Ankara University.

Excavation was completed in the summer of 2025. Three study seasons (2026–2028) are planned for documentation, analysis, and publication.

Funding: Penn University Research Foundation (2022); Williams Publication Fund (2023); Gerda Henkel Stiftung (2023-25)

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