Hadrian’s gate is one of the historical treasures of Turkey. It is located in Antalya city center. Emperor Hadrian entered the city at this gate. It was built in 130 AD. It is one of the greatest monument of Antalya city. I am sure that there used to be a glorious entrance in that period.
Temples of Serapis: An Egyptian god in Small Asia
I would like to show you an interesting historical mystery that maybe much of you don’t know. As we mentioned before, this landscape is hosting an amazing history. It is an interesting point to find traces of an Egyptian god here, isn’t it? Serapis is one of the important Egyptian gods. He was described as…
Empire of Trebizond; Resurrection after the invasion
We are going back to the period of Constantinople invasion. Crusaders came to Constantinople and they invaded Constantinople instead of lasting the campaign. Crusaders ruined the capital of East Roman Empire and created a big destruction. Some Greeks could run away from Constantinople. They came to Trebizond that was another Greek colony in Small Asia.…
Seven Sleepers nearby Ephesus
Seven sleepers’ legend is common in Christianity and Islam. A church was built nearby Ephesus for seven sleepers. We are going back to Ephesus and the year is 250 AD. The Roman soldiers were tracking seven Christians (the names were unknown) because they were sentenced to penalty due to their religion. They hid in a…
Devil’s table: A great place even for Devil
We all mention that this landscape is admired by everyone. The best proof for this statement is the devil’s table in Ayvalık district of Balıkesir county in Western Anatolia. There is an incredible place on the shore of Western Anatolia. I guess that devil was looking for a nice place to have a rest and…
Virgin Mary House: A holy spirit in Western Anatolia
We are tuning the time machine to 33 AD and our location is Ephesus. This is the immigration of Virgin Mary to Ephesus. Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem and Jerusalem wasn’t safe for Christians. So St.Jean decided to run away from Jerusalem in order to survive Virgin Mary. They had been on a long way…
Mt.Nemrut:the meeting point of myths and history
We are traveling to a place that is one of the mysterious places of the world. This mountain has a secret and even today it couldn’t be released. We are on Mt.Nemrut that is located in Adıyaman county of Turkey. This is such a sight seeing place that you can find yourself in a different…
Holy relics of Christianity and St.Helena
We are going back to 325 AD and we will witness an important event for Christianity; to bring holy relics to Constantinople. Queen Helena went to Jerusalem to find the cross that Jesus was crucified and holy grail by the wish of her son Constantin I. She went to Jerusalem and followed the hints on…
St.Paul: An apostle of this landscape
St.Paul was one of the dearest apostles of Christianity. Even though he wasn’t one of 12 apostles, he was one of the greatest servants of Christianity. He had a great effort to form a Christian community in this landscape. He addressed to public of important sites in Mediterranean region. So he could promulgate Christianity in…
Tokat Castle: A special prison for history
Tokat Castle is a very special place because it was used as prison for some famous characters of history. We are tuning the time machine to the Roman Age. It was built between BC 30 and AD 395 for Roman border control then Byzantines had dominated this castle for 500 years. Then Turks came here.…