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Ruins of Colossae (around 5th-4th BCE), Turkey. Saint Paul wrote to the Christians of Colossae.
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Ruins of Colossae (around 5th-4th BCE), Turkey. Saint Paul wrote to the...

The Theatre at Nysa, Turkey.
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The Theatre at Nysa, Turkey.

The Bouleutherion (Council Chamber) at Nysa, Turkey.
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The Bouleutherion (Council Chamber) at Nysa, Turkey.

Bull and garland decor from a column, Nysa, Turkey.
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Bull and garland decor from a column, Nysa, Turkey.

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...

Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8th BCE. According to Greek myths, Hera and Zeus spent their wedding night on Samos, which lasted for 300 years. Three naves, sur- rounded by a double enclosure of 104 giant columns.
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Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8t...

Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The first Hera sanctuary on Samos dates from the 8th BCE.The third was erected by Rhoikos and Theodoros between 570 and 550 BCE. The temple's cella has three naves surrounded by 104 giant columns.
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Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The fi...

Entrance to the Palace of Mallia, Crete, Greece. Work on the Palace began in the second millenium and conti- nued for over 500 years. It may have been destroyed by the tidal waves caused by the eruption of the volcano on Santonrin-Thera in 1450 BCE.
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Entrance to the Palace of Mallia, Crete, Greece. Work on the Palace began in the...