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Pergamon

Pergamon Upper City

Site model

View to Temple of Trajan

Remains of Great Altar of Zeus

Remains of Great Altar of Zeus

View over Upper Gymnasium

Temple of Demeter

Temple of Demeter

Greek Theatre Rock cut and unusually steep

Greek Theatre (looking up)

Greek Theatre (looking down)

Temple of Trajan/Hadrian

The Temple was built on a fairly steep slope

Temple of Trajan support terrace

Arched stone supports for terrace

Temple of Trajan

Temple of Trajan

Remains of Temple of Athena With an olive tree

Asklepion

Via Tecta (entrance avenue)

Scattered ruins around Asklepios Sanctuary

Pillar base, with healing snakes

Stoa

Roman Theater

Tunnel entrance

Tunnel to Healing Temple

Bergama

The physician Galen, a native son of Pergamon

Red Basilica, aka Red Hall

Red Basilica, aka Red Hall Once part of a giant temple complex

Relief of kerberos (Roman era)

Asklepion excavation finds

Medusa Mosaic, 3rd c AD

Izmir / Smyrna

Smyrna Agora

Ancient Agora

Restored Columns

Rebuilt Arch

Empress Faustina on Arch keystone

Rennovation works

Very grand Imperial Basements

With ancient water channels

More basements!

Izmir Kadifekale - Citadel

Citadel gate

Citadel Gate

Citadel Interior

View from Citadel over Izmir

View from Citadel over Agora

View from Citadel to Ataturk Rock

Izmir History and Arts Museum

Dolphin Mosaic, Pergamon 5th-6th c AD

Poseidon & Demeter, Antonine period From Smyrna Agora

Poseidon

Two headed Janus, Roman era With a mirror to show the reverse

Roman era sarcophagus

River God Kaistros, 2nd c AD

A rider encounter a Snake on a Pillar

Winged servitor (?) from Miletos Theater

Head of Hermes, Roman era

Around Izmir

Izmir Ataturk

Izmir Ataturk detail

Saint Polycarpe Church No admittance for tourists

Saint Polycarpe Church

Kemeraltı Çarşısı market

Kemeraltı Çarşısı market

Kona square

Small Mosque at Kona Square

Quick "Pasta" break at Starbucks

Ephesus

Ephesus: Ancient City

Roman Odeon, ~150 Ad

Curetes Way

Charming Fountain of Trajan

Fountain of Trajan

Excellent Temple of Hadrian

Temple of Hadrian: Detail

Temple of Hadrian: Arch detail

Temple of Hadrian: A visiting Barbarian

View to Celsus Library

Celsus Library

Celsus Library: Detail

Celsus Library: Side Gates

Celsus Library gate detail

Celsus Library + Graham

The Terrace Houses

The Terrace Houses

Terrace Houses: Wall Art

Terrace Houses: Lion Mosaic

Ancient Agora

The Great Theater

The Great Theater

Fountain of Domitian Arch

Hadrian's Gate

The Latrine

Ephesus: Temple of Artemis

Ruins of the Great Temple of Artemis

Restored Column

Artemis Column + Graham

Storks' nest

Ephesus Museum

Head of Zeus, 1st c AD

Ivory Frieze. Trajan? 2nd c AD

Menander (classic dramatist), 4th c AD

Marcus Aurelius, 2nd c AD

Bronze snake, 1st c AD

Head of a Philosopher, 3rd c AD

Eros on plump dolphin, 2nd c BC

Examples of Roman glass

Model of Temple of Artemis

Gold statue of Artemis, ~580 BC

Artemis/Cybele statue, 2nd c AD

Artemis/Cybele statue, 1st c AD

Parthian Monument relief, ~170 AD

Ephesus/Seljuk: Ayasuluk Fortied City

View to Ayasuluk Fortress

Ayasuluk Fortress

So-called "Persecution" Gate

City/Fortress interior

Restored Ottoman Citadel

Restored Ottoman Citadel

Miletus Theater

Miletus Theater

Theater Tunnel

Temple of Apollo at Didyma

Giant unfinished pillar Only the very top few inches are fluted

Tunnel into Inner Sanctuary

Inner Sanctuary

Bodrum

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Graham at The Mausoleum

View down to tomb chamber

Giant stone block, which formerly blocked tomb entrance.

Imaginative model of Mausoleum

Bodrum Castle

Harbor view to Bodrum castle

Entry Gate

15th c Chapel, converted to Mosque

Socially distanced Peacock

Column bosses in tower wall Perhaps from Mausoleum?

"Carian Princess", 4th c BC

Diadem of "Carian Princess"

Tower wall with cryptic carving

Around Bodrum

Ancient Theater

More Starbucks "Pasta"

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