As we mentioned that Mediterranean region has a lot of special ancient sites. Unfortunately some of them are missing. We lose them because of urbanization. Magydos ancient site is one of them. It is the ancient site that is located in border of Antalya province. It is thought that it is dated back to 4th…
Soli Pompeipolis; The site of Sun
Mediterranean Region has been hosting civilizations for centuries. Soli Pompeipolis is one of the sites that had a glorious silhouette. Also it was the site of sun. ; Soli was constructed as a port city. It had an autonomous rule and they printed coins in the name of the site.It was built in the name…
Seleukeia (Lybre); A site of mariners
Seleukeia ancient site was one of the important sites that had names on historical records. Firstly we can come across its name in the chronicles of mariners “Stadiasmus Maris Mayni” as Seleukeia. It had a sacred identity. It was surrounded with walls and a great architecture had been formed in the city. There is an…
Idebessos; A Lycian city in Antalya
Idebessos ancient site is one of the sites that are in Antalya county border. It was in unity of Lycia. This is the story; Idebessos site was founded as a site of Lycian Unity. It was surrounded with walls and it was decorated with great theater. The city was bright in Roman period. Baths were…
Agrilion; An ancient site that had historical background
Agrilion was one of the sites that were close to Constantinople. It was the earliest settlement of the region. Also it was the target of civilizations. Let’s listen to Agrilion; This settlement area was dated back to 3000 BC. Many ancient residents were built in the region. Mining was the major economical activity. The political…
Dorylaion ; An (modern) ancient site of earlier age
There were special sites that had different features. Dorylaion was one of them. It is located nearby Central Peninsula of today. This is the story; We went to a Phrygian city. Its name was Dorylaion. It was a beautiful and rich trade city. The city was decorated with glorious and great buildings. In addition to…
An island that has 5000 year history in this peninsula
Eastern Anatolia hosted many civilizations. Çıldır Lake is one of the regions that the civilization grew up. This is the story; This island had a settlement for 5000 years it is thought. But there are a few items or buildings on the ground. As the archeological studies hadn’t been done, we don’t have enough info…
Temple of Zoroastrianism; Persian temple in peninsula
As we know that Persian Empire hadn’t dominated this landscape for a long time. But they left us undeniable traces in this landscape. Persians left some temples here. One of them is located nearby our Iran border in present. We don’t have significant information on the history of the temple due to the lack of…
Theotokos Monastery; An upset monument of the past
The urbanization is the biggest danger for the history of big cities. There are many monuments in order to see the historical background of Bursa. Theotokos Monastery is one of them; It was built in 12th century AD. It was religious school of the city. It had been active till the exchange of society in…
Hamamlı Church: A sample of small churches in Small Asia
This church is the sample of small churches in Small Asia. It is known that it was built around 10th century AD. Also it was used as praying facility till 17th century. It is located in Artvin county of Turkey. We know that we can see many churches like this. It is like the traditional…