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Overall view of Aphrodisias,Turkey. In the foreground the temple of Aphrodite,with its 14 columns still standing. In the background the Baba Dag Range.
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Overall view of Aphrodisias,Turkey. In the foreground the temple of Aphrodite,...

Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests that the Greek settlers may have built their city on the site of an ancient Astarte sanctuary. Remnants of more ancient shrines go back to the 7th BCE.
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Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests tha...

Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests that the Greek settlers may have built their city on the site of an ancient Astarte sanctuary. Remnants of more ancient shrines go back to the 7th BCE.
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Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests tha...

Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests that the Greek settlers may have built their city on the site of an ancient Astarte sanctuary. Remenants of more ancient shrines go back to the 7th BCE.
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Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests tha...

Temple of Aphrodite, Ahprodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests that the Greek settlers may have built their city on the site of an ancient Astarte- sanctuary. Remnants of more ancient shrines go back the the 7th BCE.
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Temple of Aphrodite, Ahprodisias, Turkey. The name of the town suggests tha...

The Odeion or Concert Hall, Aphrodisias, Turkey. It had a sunken orchestra next to the stage. The Odeion was connected to the Agora or market place through a portico (6th-1st BCE).
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The Odeion or Concert Hall, Aphrodisias, Turkey. It had a sunken orchestr...

Sarcophagus with assembly of Gods. Zeus and Hermes on the right.
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Sarcophagus with assembly of Gods. Zeus and Hermes on the right.

Fluted columns from the ancient Odeion (music hall) in the poplar groves of Aphrodisias, Turkey
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Fluted columns from the ancient Odeion (music hall) in the poplar groves of...

Broken, fluted columns from the Odeion, the music hall of Aphrodisias. In the background the chief sanctuary of the isle, the temple of Aphrodite.
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Broken, fluted columns from the Odeion, the music hall of Aphrodisias. In...