Miletus ruins

Priene, Miletus, and Didyma continued

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September 21st 2009
Continuing on south to the ancient town of Miletus, we were pretty exhausted but gathered up enough energy to scramble among more ruins. Miletus was a grand city in its time (700BC-AD700). Their theatre boasted a seating capacity of 15,000. The ruins of it are almost 2,000 years old. I have some photos of the ruins (theatre, Great Harbour Monument, and my personal favorite, the Nymphaeum (the ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more