Turkey
There are 2131 items in Turkey:
Ankara, Citadel |
Ankara, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
National archaeological museums tell a lot about the way a nation looks at its own history. A comparison of the museums in Ankara and Cairo is illuminating. The latter focuses on the third and second millennium BCE; the first millennium…
The Antakya Stela |
Antalya, Archaeological Museum
To be honest, I was not looking forward to the archaeological museum of Antalya. My friend Marco and I had been there before, in 2003, and although we were impressed by the collection of sculpture, we agreed that the entrance…
Lycian tomb |
Antandrus (Altınoluk)
Antandrus: port in the southern Troad, modern Altınoluk. The coast at Antandrus It is not clear who founded the Greek city of…
The coast at Antandrus |
Antandrus, seen from Assos |
Antioch (Antakya)
Antioch: capital of ancient Syria, modern Antakya in Turkey. Antioch on the Peutinger Map Antioch was probably founded in 307 BCE as Antigoneia…
Antioch on the Peutinger Map |
Antioch, Aristotelian philosophical institute |
Antioch, Cave of Saint Peter (altar) |