Antiochus of Commagene built a summit tomb ringed by colossal gods he invented, and …
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Ani once rivalled Constantinople and now stands empty on the Turkish-Armenian frontier. The cathedral …
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Pamukkale’s white travertine terraces sit beneath the Greco-Roman city of Hierapolis, on one ticket. …
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Ephesus is the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean. The Library of Celsus, …
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Gobekli Tepe was built by hunter-gatherers around 9600 BC, before farming or pottery. What …
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Assos gave us the word sarcophagus and housed Aristotle for three years. The archaic …
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Hittite tablets from Hattusa mention Wilusa and a king called Alaksandu, the best external …
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Troy and Gallipoli sit on opposite sides of the Dardanelles, 30 minutes apart. The …
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Troy in Turkey: What’s Actually Left of Homer’s City, and Which Layer Was the War
By Emily MacArthur 131 ViewsVisit Troy in Turkey, where Odysseus’s journey begins: the cited history of Hisarlik, what …