Ancient city of Perge


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November 2nd 2011
Published: November 2nd 2011
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Today was an optional tour to the ancient city or Perge (pronounced pear-gay). I, of course, was not missing any ruins so off we went. Perge was founded as a Greek city in the 12th-13th century BCE. It's on the waiting list to be a UNESCO site. Although originally Greek, most of the ruins here are of the Roman era, since Romans built on top of or modified the Greek structures. This is tru... Read Full Entry



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urn burial

most Romans cremated dead but in Perge they buried them in the Greek fashion
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statue of dancer

beautiful detail work
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statue of Herkulaus

Hercules as we call him; top half just returned to Turkey from NYC after many years



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