Anatolia
This category deals with an area that is more or less identical to modern Turkey, prior to, say, Alexander the Great.
There are 566 items in Anatolia:
A copy of the statue of Artemis in Ephesus |
The large statue of Artemis from the Prytanaeum of Ephesus |
The small statue of Artemis from the Prytanaeum of Ephesus |
Artemisia
Artemisia: sister and wife of Maussolus, after his death satrap of Caria between 353 and 351, member of the Hecatomnid dynasty. …Artemisia of Halicarnassus
Artemisia: queen of Halicarnassus in c. 480 BCE, ally of the Persian king Xerxes during his invasion of Greece.Halicarnassus was a Graeco-Carian city that belonged to the empire of the Persian Achaemenids. The Persian authorities liked their cities to be…Arykanda
Arykanda: ancient Lycian town (modern Aykiriçay).Early History General view of the necropolis Arykanda is an ancient city built on five terraces in…
Arykanda, Relief of three Lycian goddesses |
Azitawataya (Karatepe-Aslantaş)
Azitawataya: Neo-Hittite town in southern Turkey, now known as Karatepe ("the black hill") or Aslantaş ("the lion's stone").History Musicians (South Gate) In…Baetyl
Baetyl (or Baitylos, Beth-El): a venerated stone, believed to be in some sense the "house of god". The baetyl of Elagabal…
Belkis Tepe |
Berlin, Pergamon Museum
The Pergamonmuseum is probably Berlin’s most famous cultural institution. It contains three major collections which, each in itself, might have been fine museums: a classical department, a department of ancient Near Eastern art, and a department of Islamic art. What…Bes
Bes or Bisu: popular ancient deity, originally from Egypt. A relief of Bes from Karatepe The odd-looking gentleman on the picture to the…