Turkey
There are 2131 items in Turkey:
The battle of Ipsus
The battle of Ipsus (301 BCE): Main battle of the Fourth Diadoch war. Antigonus the One-Eyed and his son Demetrius Poliorcetes were defeated by Lysimachus, Cassander, and Seleucus I Nicator.Prelude …Issus (333 BCE)
Battle of Issus (5 or 6 November 333 BCE): famous battle during the war between Macedonia and the Persian Empire. The Macedonian king Alexander the Great defeated Darius III Codomannus, won Phoenicia and Egypt, and destroyed the Persian army.Context …Issus (Kinet Höyük)
Issus (Hittite Izziya, Greek ᾽Ἱσσός): town in southern Turkey, best known for the famous battle in November 333 BCE, in which Alexander the Great defeated Darius III Codomannus. The town has been identified with the ruins near modern Kinet Höyük. …
![]() Issus (Kinet Höyük), Ancient comb |
![]() Issus (Kinet Höyük), Medieval comb |
![]() Issus, Hellenistic figurine of a lady |
Istanbul, Arkeoloji Müzesi
What did I expect when I decided to visit the Istanbul Archaeological Museum? I only had some vague notions about the collection, but nothing more. I knew that the famous Alexander sarcophagus and a well-known portrait of Diocletian were there;…Istanbul, Mosaic Museum
In this museum, you can see the mosaics that once graced the floors of the palace of the Byzantine emperors. There are 12 items in Istanbul, Mosaic Museum: …
![]() Breccia Corallina Marble from Phrygia (Isthmia) |
![]() Ivriz, Relief of king Warpalas and the god Tarhunza |
Izmir, Archaeological Museum
Lovely, quiet museum with a large collection of finds from Smyrna and other Ionian cities, mostly from the Roman age. There's also a numismatic department with, of course, ancient coins, and jewelry. …Julius Polemon II
Julius Polemon II: king in Pontus and Cilicia (r.38 - after 68 CE).Polemon's mother was a lady named Tryphaena, who was a daughter of Polemon I and Pythodoris; the father of Polemon II was the Thracian king Cotys, which means that the last…