Tourism in The Aegean Region

Mylasa (Milas)Mylasa, Milas today, is today called almost same as in ancient times. Mylasa is in the south west of Turkey in other words it is in Muğla province. Mylasa was very important in ancient times. It was both the capital of Caria and Mentese Beylik.Milas, like Aphrodisias, was near a marble quarry and thanks to this quarry -this quarry is still active today, Marble of Milas is still used in construction- ancient city was built.In ancient era the city faced too many political crisis and

Pergamon (or Pergamum)

Published on 2008-01-25 09:24:00

Pergamon (or Pergamum)Pergamon, today it is Bergama / Izmir / Turkey, was an ancient Hellenistic city naming its kingdom in north-west Anatolia. The city is approximately 80 km from Izmir and 25 km from The Aegean Sea.The city was famous for its desing and the patrons who were ruling. The patrons were important because they enabled the other cities to survive in their own names. Therefore the patrons pursued peaceful politics toward to the others and that made them live in prosperity.In the Roma

Aphrodisias

Published on 2008-01-21 10:16:00

AphrodisiasAphrodisias is near Geyre village of Karacasu of Aydin province of Turkey. It is about 2 hours to Denizli and 3 hours to Izmir. The city was known as The city of Aphrodite.Aphrodisias was near a marble quarry and thanks to this quarry the city became center of sculptures and it is said that there was a sculptor school in the city at that time. The city was destroyed by earthquakes like Laodicea and Hierapolis which are nearly in the same district. Earthquakes destroyed the city a lot

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