The stones used on the exterior walls of the house built in the Yeşilova district of Burdur in the 1950s turned out to be a letter from Caracalla, one of the Roman Emperors who lived between 186-217. Today, the house is in ruins despite the passage of time with stones containing a letter from the Roman Emperor Caracalla.
Stone was taken by villagers in the 1950s from the area near the Old City of Takina, located in Yarisli Village, Yeşilova district of Burdur, to build houses.People brought these stones to the village by horse cart according to the conditions of that time and built houses with stones.In 1970, archaeologists working in the area determined that the stones in question were a letter from Caracalla, one of the Roman Emperors who lived from 186 to 217.The 10 stones used for the foundation of the house were recorded and monitored by the Burdur Museum Board of Directors. In the letter the board of directors wrote to the head and homeowner, it was clearly stated that after the decision to demolish the house, the stones would be taken away and protected by the board of directors.Today, while no one lives in the house, time defies the stones on which Roman Emperor Caracalla's letter was written.Ferhat Ağır (65 years old), who told the story of how his father-in-law built the house and how it was built, said: “We got married in 1988. This house was owned by my father-in-law. My father-in-law gave it to my wife and when my husband passed away, it was left to my daughter. The couple brought these stones. We call the place they brought Asar Hill. Relatives brought them from there and built them. build the house This.” home.”A letter arrived from the museum 22 years ago. That article is also in the principal's office. We received a letter saying that if the house collapsed, don't lose these stones. These stones belong to you. At that time, archaeologists arrived in Istanbul. They worked here. At that time they told me that these stones belonged to the Roman period. They were living in this house when the earthquake happened in 1971. They used to carry these stones by horse cart. At that time there were only 5-6 people who had tractors. It was broken into many pieces. They placed the inscriptions on the stone facing the road. Then they noticed the situation from the texts. “I have never seen such stones anywhere else,” he said.
