Aphrodisias is another site inland from Ephesus that I visited in 1990, but not again on the 2013 trip. It's been a sacred site since Neolithic times, but the Greek city of the name was built in the 2nd century BC and dedicated to the cult of Aphrodite. Much later, it became a Christian site and in Byzantine times, the Temple of Aphrodite was turned into a Christian basilica. The city was probably destroyed in Seljuk raids in the late 12th century. From photos I've seen, a considerable amount of work's been done at the site since I was there.
Monumental gate, or tetrapylon:
The stadium seated 30,000 spectators, so it's considerably larger than the one at Delphi in Greece and better preserved:
The Bouleterion (council house), or Odeon, looks to have been constructed sometime in the late 2nd/early 3rd century AD and seated about 1750:
Temple of Aphrodite:
The theater was completed in 27 BC and later modified for Roman gladiatorial contests; it probably accommodated 10-15 thousand people:
I believe this is part of the agora, or marketplace:
Greek inscriptions:
The little museum on site has some lovely sarcophagi:
Monumental gate, or tetrapylon:
The stadium seated 30,000 spectators, so it's considerably larger than the one at Delphi in Greece and better preserved:
The Bouleterion (council house), or Odeon, looks to have been constructed sometime in the late 2nd/early 3rd century AD and seated about 1750:
The theater was completed in 27 BC and later modified for Roman gladiatorial contests; it probably accommodated 10-15 thousand people:
I believe this is part of the agora, or marketplace:
The little museum on site has some lovely sarcophagi:
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