Huge Ampitheather (Hierapolis)

Remember you are dust...

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August 20th 2015
“Remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” With these words, we begin our annual Lenten journey. These words echoed in my head today as we walked through acres and acres of broken sarcophagi this morning in Hierapolis. Thousands, if not millions were buried here because they came to this “sacred city” with the unfulfilled desire to be healed in the thermal springs. The wealthy ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Aphrodisias

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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