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View of Doganli valley (today Yazılıkaya) near Eski Sehir. This ancient site is also called Midas City due to its plethora of Phrygian monuments, and forms part of the Phrygian valley.

Tags: Animal husbandry, Animals, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Costume - Hats and headwear, Goats, Human types, Midas valley (Midas Şehri), Natural environment, Phrygian valley (Frig vadisi), Sheep, Shepherds, Turkey, Views, Yazılıkaya

View of the Sanctuary of Zeus in ancient Aizanoi near Çavdarhisar, Asia Minor.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Phrygia, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

One of the Roman bridges over Penkalas river in Çavdarhisar.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bridges, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Houses, Human types, Natural environment, Penkalas (Kocaçay) river, Penkalas bridges, Phrygia, Rivers, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

One of the Roman bridges over Penkalas river in Çavdarhisar.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bridges, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Houses, Human types, Penkalas (Kocaçay) river, Penkalas bridges, Phrygia, Rivers, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

Map of Çavdarhisar and the archaeological site of Aizanoi.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Aizanoi, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Maps, Phrygia, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

The Ancient Theatre of Aizanoi.

Tags: Aizanoi, Ancient theatre of Aizanoi, Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Human types, Phrygia, Turkey

View of the Sanctuary of Zeus in ancient Aizanoi near Çavdarhisar, Asia Minor, from the south.

Tags: Aizanoi, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Phrygia, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

View of the Sanctuary of Zeus in ancient Aizanoi near Çavdarhisar, Asia Minor, from the west.

Tags: Agricultural tasks, Aizanoi, Ancient temples, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bovids, Bridges, Carriages, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Modes of transport, Phrygia, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

The opisthonaos (rear porch) of the Sanctuary of Zeus in ancient Aizanoi near Çavdarhisar, Asia Minor.

Tags: Aizanoi, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Phrygia, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

The Sanctuary of Zeus in ancient Aizanoi near Çavdarhisar, Asia Minor, seen from the pronaos.

Tags: Aizanoi, Ancient temples, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Çavdarhisar / anc. Aizanoi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Goats, Human types, Phrygia, Temple of Zeus (Aizanoi), Turkey

Ancient reliefs which had been incorporated into the walls of Iznik.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Reliefs, Turkey, Walls

General view of Iznik (Nicaea).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Funerary monuments, Human types, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Pack animals, Roman monuments, Sarcophagi, Sarcophagus of Nicaea, Turkey, Views

The sarcophagus of Nicaea, on the outskirts of the city.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Funerary monuments, Human types, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Pack animals, Sarcophagi, Sarcophagus of Nicaea, Turkey, Views

Elevation, sections, details and plan of the bridge of Justinian or Sangarius Bridge. The bridge is situated on Sangarius (Sakarya) river, near Sabanca lake, on the outskirts of Adapazari, on the route from Iznik to Izmit. Today the bed of Sangarius lies to the east of the bridge, which only covers the smaller tributary Sark Deresi river (anc. Melas). Amogn the drawings, the now-lost triumphal arch at the western end of the bridge.

Tags: Adapazarı, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bridges, Byzantine monuments, Çark Deresi (anc. Melas) river, Rivers, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Sakarya (Sangarius) river, Sangarius Bridge / Bridge of Justinian (Justinianos Köprüsü / Beşköprü), Triumphal arch of Justinian's bridge, Triumphal arches, Turkey

View of the bridge of Justinian or Sangarius Bridge. The bridge is situated on Sangarius (Sakarya) river, near Sabanca lake, outside Adapazari, on the route from Iznik to Izmit. Today the bed of Sangarius lies to the east of the bridge, which only covers the smaller tributary Sark Deresi river (anc. Melas). On the foreground, the now-lost triumphal arch at the western end of the bridge.

Rock-cut tomb in Gelenbe, Asia Minor.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Gelenbe / anc. Calamos, Human types, Views

The travellers' caravan halts at a rock-cut tomb in Gelenbe, Asia Minor.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Funerary monuments, Gelenbe / anc. Calamos, Horses, Human types, Modes of transport, Travel, Views

View of the Roman aqueduct in Buca, Izmir (formerly also called Valley of Saint Anne).

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Buca, Izmir / Smyrna, Natural environment, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Turkey, Views

Panoramic view of Iassos in Asia Minor.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Caria, Iassos, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

Panoramic view of the gulf and city of Izmir from the remains of the temple of Hera.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Gulf of Izmir, Gulfs and bays, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

Composition of landscapes and monuments from Laborde's journey in Asia Minor.

Tags: Ancient temples, Ancient theatres, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bridges, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Funerary monuments, Human types, Natural environment, Ports, Title page, Travel, Turkey

Comparison of plans of ancient temples as to their size: The temple of Artemis at Ephesus (1), the Heraion of Samos (2), the sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma (3), the temple of Artemis at Sardes (4), the temple of Artemis Leucophryene at Magnesia on the Maeander (5), the temple of Dionysus at Teos (6), the temple of Athena Polias at Priene (7), in Ionic order. The temples of Agrigento (1) and Selinunte (2) in Doric order, the temple of Olympian Zeus at Athens (Corinthian order) and the Parthenon (Doric order).

Plan and elevation of the temple of Artemis at Sardes, where there was probably a cult of Zeus, Cybele and other deities as well.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Plans and drawings, Sardes, Temple of Artemis (Sardes), Turkey

Plan of the gymnasium and palaestra of Hierapolis, based on the drawings by Charles Robert Cockerell.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Gymnasiums, Hierapolis, Plans and drawings, Turkey

Plan of the orchestra of an ancient theatre according to Vitruvius' description.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Italy, Turkey

An example of the plan of an ancient theatre of Europe (Greece, southern Italy). According to William Leake, the orchestra forms a semicircle parallel to the scene, in contrast to the theatres of Asia Minor, which possess a wider orchestra forming an arc of approximately 220º.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Italy, Sicily, Southern Italy

Plan of the ancient theatre of Patara. Plan of the ancient theatre of Myra. Drawings by C.R. Cockerell.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Charles Robert Cockerell, Lycia, Myra / Demre - Kale, Patara, Turkey

The Troas from Rhoeteium and Alexandria to the summits of Mt. Ida.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Eski Stambul / anc. Alexandria Troas, Intepe / anc. Rhoiteion, Maps, Troad, Turkey

Plan of stadium and ancient theatre as they are found in Magnesia, Tralles, Sardes and Pergamon, indicating how in those cities the theatre is adjacent to the stadium.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Aydin / anc. Antheia / Antiochia / Tralleis, Magnesia on the Maeander, Pergamon, Plans and drawings, Sardes, Stadiums, Turkey

Boustrophedon inscription, recorded by William Gell, from the throne of a statue at the Sacred Way of Didyma, the road leading from the Temple of Apollo to the sea. Inscription from a helmet at Olympia, votive offering of the city of Syracuse. William Leake cites the latter inscription to show how in Doric inscripions vowel crasis is employed so that inscriptions can end in dactylic hexameter.

Tags: Ancient Olympia, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Caria, Didim / anc. Didyma, Elis, Greece, Inscriptions, Ionia, Peloponnese, Turkey

Midas monument at the village of Yazılıkaya, near Eski Sehir.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Eskisehir / anc. Dorylaion, Funerary monuments, Inscriptions, Midas monument, Phrygian monuments, Seyitgazi, Turkey, Yazılıkaya

Map of Rhodes island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Colossus of Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece, Maps, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

Map of Syros.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Cyclades, Greece, Lighthouses, Maps, Syros

Map of Delos and Rineia islands.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cyclades, Delos, Greece, Maps, Rineia / Rhenea

Pyramid made of human sculls.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Pyramids

Urn.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Urns

Egyptian pyramids.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian architecture, Egyptian monuments, Giza, Pyramids

Egyptian obelisks.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian architecture, Egyptian monuments, Obelisks

Inscription in ancient Greek from Andros island (54). Inscription in ancient Greek from Konya (55-63). Inscriptions in ancient Greek from Adana (64).

Tags: Adana, Aegean islands, Andros, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Cyclades, Greece, Inscriptions, Konya / Iconium, Turkey

Funerary inscription from the church of Hagios Dimitrios in Thessaloniki. Inscriptions from a church in Thessaloniki (50 -51). Inscription from Lamia (52-53).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Central Greece, Greece, Inscriptions, Lamia, Macedonia, Thessaloniki

Inscriptions in ancient Greek from Konya (38 - 40), Selymbria (41), Lüleburgaz (42), and Plovdiv (43 - 45).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Inscriptions, Konya / Iconium, Lüleburgaz / byz. Arcadiopolis, Plovdiv / gr. Philippopolis, Silivri / Selymbria, Thrace, Turkey

Inscription in ancient Greek from Ankara.

Tags: Ankara, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Inscriptions, Turkey

Ancient inscriptions from Ankara.

Tags: Ankara, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Turkey

Ancient structure on the outskirts of Tarsus, built by giants according to local tradition.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Cilicia, Gates, Tarsus, Turkey, Walls

Funerary monument, possibly at Termessos, Asia Minor.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Funerary monuments, Pisidia, Termessos, Turkey

Monuments on the outskirts of Caesarea.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Cappadocia, Funerary monuments, Kayseri / Caesarea, Turkey

A Roman gate at Ephesus. In the distance the castle of Selçuk, the city adjacent to ancient Ephesus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Castle of Selçuk, Castles and fortresses, Ephesus, Gates, Houses, Ionia, Mosques, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Selçuk / Agios Theologos, Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Turkey

Philadelphia, in Asia Minor.

Tags: Alasehir / anc. Philadelphia, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Houses, Human types, Lydia, Mosques, Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Turkey, Views

Ruins of an ancient temple, probably the temple of Aphrodite, in Sardes, Asia Minor.

Tags: Ancient temples, Animals, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Equids, Human types, Lydia, Natural environment, Sardes, Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Temple of Aphrodite (Sardes), Turkey

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