Ancient Greece

Celsus Library

Turkey, Ephesus, (Tony Stone Images)...

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The Acropolis at night

Greece, Athens, The Acropolis (meaning `high city`) is the most important ancient monument in the western hemisphere. The first temples were built in Mycenean times (1450-1200 BC), the ruins still standing date from the early 5th century BC. (Tony Stone Images)...

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Temple of Trajan (Turkey)

Turkey, Bergama, (Tony Stone Images)...

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Parthenon

Greece, Athens, tourists in front of Parthenon (transfer image)(Tony Stone Images)...

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Parthenon Image

Greece, Athens, tourists in front of Parthenon (transfer image)(Tony Stone Images)...

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Statue of Apollo

Turkey, Adiyaman, Nemrut Dagi. Antiochus (who ordered that the statues were made). Site discovered in 1881. (Tony Stone Images)...

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Library of Celsus

This library is one of the most beautiful structures in Ephesus. It was built in 117 A.D. It was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia; from his son Galius Julius Aquila. The grave of Celsus was beneath the ground floor, across the entrance and there was a statue of Athena over it. Because Athen...

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Travertine pools - Hierapolis

Turkey, Denizli, Pamukkale (Hierapolis), Travertine pools are created by hot mineral springs leaving calcareous deposits. Hierapolis was the site of an ancient Roman spa town (Tony Stone Images)...

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Travertine pools

Turkey, (Tony Stone Images)...

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Ancient Theatre in Turkey

Turkey, Antalya, Perge, reliefs of river god Cestus. Greek & Roman Cultures, impt. Greek city, reached peak as Roman city 1-4c.AD (Tony Stone Images)...

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