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Five Stones (Obelisk / Cassius Monument) is a huge Roman funerary monument dating back to the 1st century AD, rising among the olive groves in the Elbeyli town of Iznik. It consists of five large prismatic marble blocks stacked on top of each other and is known to have previously carried a statue of a victory eagle at its peak. The 12-meter-high monument, which greets the Prusias road, is a masterpiece of ancient stonemasonry.
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Five Stones (Obelisk / Cassius Monument) is a huge Roman funerary monument dating back to the 1st century AD, rising among the olive groves in the Elbeyli town of Iznik.
It consists of five large prismatic marble blocks stacked on top of each other and is known to have previously carried a statue of a victory eagle at its peak.
The 12-meter-high monument, which greets the Prusias road, is a masterpiece of ancient stonemasonry.
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Five Stones (Obelisk / Cassius Monument) is a huge Roman funerary monument dating back to the 1st century AD, rising among the olive groves in the Elbeyli town of Iznik.
It consists of five large prismatic marble blocks stacked on top of each other and is known to have previously carried a statue of a victory eagle at its peak.
The 12-meter-high monument, which greets the Prusias road, is a masterpiece of ancient stonemasonry.
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