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  • Athens. Greece. View of unfluted Corinthian columns on the northern half of the west façade beside the Propylon of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the winners podium on the running tracking of the stadium. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Cyrene. Libya.  Dolphin sculpture, part of the Naval Monument which stands opposite the Captiolium in the Agora was originally built by the Ptolemies in the 3rd century BC in celebration of a naval victory won by the Cyreneans. This reconstructed monument is in the form of a prow of trireme and features a beautifully sculptured marble wingless and now headless Victory standing on the prow of the ship, flanked by two dolphins and holding the tritons of Neptune.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Partial view of the Doric colonnade portico of the Gymnasium / Forum. The Gymnasium / Forum was originally built by the Greeks in the 2nd century BC as a sports centre and was the scene of races and other sporting contests. It is surrounded on all four sides by a grandiose Doric colonnaded portico and in its centre it has the remains of a small temple.
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  • This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • Baptistery Basilica atrium. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • Basilica floor mosiac. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • The Lower Agora, with its rectangular market and Commercial Square. On the North side is a monumental nymphaeum or Fountain. Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • The restored Antonine Nymphaeum, the monumental fountain, nearly 30 metres long and built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 161-180). Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • The restored Antonine Nymphaeum, the monumental fountain, nearly 30 metres long and built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 161-180). Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • The restored Antonine Nymphaeum, the monumental fountain, nearly 30 metres long and built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 161-180). Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • The restored Antonine Nymphaeum, the monumental fountain, nearly 30 metres long and built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 161-180). Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • Patara. Turkey. View of the colonnaded main street avenue which connected the inland port in the north to the Agora in the South. Egyptian granite columns were used on the eastern side and white marble columns were used on the western side. The west side has a stoa with a row of shops. The street originally dates from around 1st century BC. The ancient Lycian seaport Capital city of Patara, was one of the six principle cities of Lycia (Lycian League) and the site of a major sanctuary of Apollo, possibly second only to that of Delphi.
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  • Patara. Turkey. The restored ancient bouleuterion where the elected Assembly (Synedrion) of the Lycian League met. It originally dates from the Hellenistic period, however it was embellished around 2nd century AD during the Roman period.  During the Roman period it also assumed the function of an Odeon. It has a capacity of 1400 people.  The ancient Lycian seaport Capital city of Patara, was one of the six principle cities of Lycia (Lycian League) and the site of a major sanctuary of Apollo, possibly second only to that of Delphi.
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  • Patara. Turkey. View of the ancient theatre, originally built in the Hellenistic period and then modified during the Roman period around 147 AD. The theatre consists of 34 rows of seating and could accommodate up to 5000 people. The ancient Lycian seaport Capital city of Patara, was one of the six principle cities of Lycia (Lycian League) and the site of a major sanctuary of Apollo, possibly second only to that of Delphi.
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  • Turkey. Selcuk. The pathway from the Ayasuluk hill arched Gate of Persecution which leads to the Basilica of St John. The Basilica was built by the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD on the site of earlier shrine. It is believed to contain the tomb of St John the Evangelist located under the main central dome.
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  • The columned parapet in front of the ruins of Temple of Domitian. Turkey. Ephesus. Built in honour of Emperor Domitian between 87 and 96 AD, it is the first temple built in Ephesus that was dedicated to an Emperor. The Temple was originally a two floored building: the first floor was used for warehouses and shops, the second floor on the terrace housed the actual temples. The temple was built in prostyle plan, and had eight columns on the short sides and thirteen columns on the long sides.
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  • Turkey. Ephesus. Relief of Medusa with ornaments of acanthus leaves that sits above the door inside the Temple of Hadrian. Located in the heart of Ephesus on Curetes Street, the Temple was built around 138 AD to honour a visit by Roman Emperor Hadrian.
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  • Sounion. Greece. Commanding view of the Aegean Sea and the Cyclades beyond.
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  • Athens. Greece View of four standing columns which stand on the original inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. Occupying the courtyard from 425 AD was a monumental Tetraconch Christian church which was then replaced by a 7th century church of which standing columns survive. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the fingers and toes from the statue of Zeus that once adorned the platform inside the Temple of Zeus at Cyrene. The Colossal seated statue of Zeus was twelve times life size and modelled on the famous Statue of Zeus at Olympia Greece which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the fingers and toes from the statue of Zeus that once adorned the platform inside the Temple of Zeus at Cyrene. The Colossal seated statue of Zeus was twelve times life size and modelled on the famous Statue of Zeus at Olympia Greece which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Cyrene. Libya. View of the Gymnasium / Forum which was originally built by the Greeks in the 2nd century BC as a sports centre and was the scene of races and other sporting contests. It is surrounded on all four sides by a grandiose Doric colonnaded portico and in its centre it has the remains of a small temple. It was converted in the 1st century AD by the Romans into a forum or caesareum – Forum of the Caesars- and it became a place for informal assembly and discussion.
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  • Cyrene. Libya.  Steps to the main Entrance to the 2nd century BC Hellenistic Gymnasium that was converted in the 1st century AD by the Romans into a forum or caesareum – Forum of the Caesars.  During the Greek era the gymnasium was the scene of races and other sporting contests.  In the times of the Romans , it was converted it to a Forum and it became a meeting place for political meetings. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View of the Fountain of Cyrene or Nymphaeum and the unfluted columns of the Temple of Apollo. The fountain of Cyrene is a semi circular construction surmounted by a statue of the nymph strangling a lion and has the 4th century BC column of Pratomedes in its centre and marble lions on either side.
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  • Ancient Theatre. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • Mosaic House of Gladiators. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • Baptistery Basilica atrium. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • The Hellenistic style Roman theatre which seated 9000 spectators and is built on the highest altitude in the world (for such a theatre). Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • Part view of lower Agora and Roman Baths. Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • The landmark 14-metre-high Northwest Heroon, a monument commemorating a foremost citizen of the city, or perhaps Alexander the Great who captured the city in 333 BC. Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • The Pollio honorific burial monument erected in the 1st century AD. Ephesus. Turkey. In was built in honour of by Caius Sextilius Pollio who was a wealthy nobleman.
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  • View along the façade of of the Library of Celsus façade. Ephesus. Turkey. The library was built in AD 114 – 117 by Consul Gaius Julius Aquila as a mausoleum for his father, Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, who is buried in a in a tomb under the apsidal wall on the right side of the back wall. The library was one of the wealthiest in the empire and at its peak had more than 12,000 scrolls. The statutes seen in the niches between the doors symbolized wisdom, Sophia, Knowledge (episteme), intelligence (ennoia) and virtue (arte) of Celsus.
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  • The reconstructed Library of Celsus which is the ancient city’s most famous building. Turkey. Ephesus. It was built in AD 114 – 117 by Consul Gaius Julius Aquila as a mausoleum for his father, Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, who is buried in a in a tomb under the apsidal wall on the right side of the back wall. The library was one of the wealthiest in the empire and at its peak had more than 12,000 scrolls. The statutes seen in the niches between the doors symbolized wisdom, Sophia, Knowledge (episteme), intelligence (ennoia) and virtue (arte) of Celsus.
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  • Sounion. Greece. Close up view of graffiti and carvings in the portico column of the Temple of Poseidon including the famous one of English poet Lord Bryon who visited the Temple in 1810. Dating from 444 BC and dedicated to the God of the sea, the Temple stands on the southernmost cape of the Attic landmass which provides a commanding view of the Aegean Sea and the Cyclades beyond.
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  • Sounion. Greece. View of the north east side of the Temple of Poseidon which stands on the southernmost cape of the Attic landmass providing a commanding view of the Aegean Sea and the Cyclades beyond. Dating from 444 BC and dedicated to the God of the sea, the Temples Doric peristyle comprised of 34 Doric columns (13x6) of which 15 stand today.
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  • Rhamnous. Greece. View of the blue waters of Southern Euboea Gulf and the ruins of the 5th century BC fortress town. The fortress was permanently manned by the Athenians and was used to protect the northeast coastal border of Attica and watch over shipping.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of floor mosaics dating from the 5th century AD Tetraconch Christian church built on the original inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens.  The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece View of four standing columns which stand on the original inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. Occupying the courtyard from 425 AD was a monumental Tetraconch Christian church which was then replaced by a 7th century church of which standing columns survive. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the once inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens.  Occupying the courtyard from 425 AD was a monumental tetraconch Christian church which was then replaced by a 7th century church of which four standing columns survive. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the partly restored Propylon or monumental entrance of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. The Propylon consisted of four Corinthian columns and flanking it was an imposing Pentelic marble façade adorned on each wing by seven unfluted Corinthian columns. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the partly restored Propylon or monumental entrance of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. The Propylon consisted of four Corinthian columns and flanking it was an imposing Pentelic marble façade adorned on each wing by seven unfluted Corinthian columns. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a stone tablet dating from around the late 3rd century. Inscribed in Greek, the tablet has an instruction from Roman Emperor Claudius Gothicus to the Governor of Egypt to re-establish Cyrene with the new name of Claudiopolis.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of funerary statues representing Persephone -the Goddess of the underworld. The sculptures dating from the 5th century BC and were found near tombs either in niches or on bases.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the God Jupiter / Zeus. Dating from the Roman period the sculpture was found at the Capitoleum beside the Agora.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Image of the south side of the Temple of Zeus which dates originally from the 5th century BC and its size is comparable to the Parthenon in Athens Greece.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Image of the interior of the Temple of Zeus and the platform that supported the colossal seated statue of Zeus that was modelled on the famous Zeus statue at Olympia Greece. The Temple dates originally from the 5th century BC and is comparable in size to the Parthenon in Athens Greece.  Constructed in an archaic Doric style using local yellow limestone, the temple was destroyed in the AD 115 during the Jewish revolt and then rebuilt in AD120 by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. The 365 AD earthquake reduced it to rubble and it has been painstakingly restored by archaeologists.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Image of the Temple of Zeus which dates originally from the 5th century BC and its size is comparable to the Parthenon in Athens Greece.  Constructed in an archaic Doric style using local yellow limestone, the temple was destroyed in the AD 115 during the Jewish revolt and then rebuilt in AD120 by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. The 365 AD earthquake reduced it to rubble and it has been painstakingly restored by archaeologists. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Santorini around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Image of the interior Temple of Zeus and the platform that supported the colossal seated statue of Zeus that was modelled on the famous Zeus statue at Olympia Greece. The Temple dates originally from the 5th century BC and is comparable in size to the Parthenon in Athens Greece.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View of the South West (Rear) side of the Temple of Zeus which dates originally from the 5th century BC and its size is comparable to the Parthenon in Athens Greece.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View of the remaining columns of the Northern Stoa in the agora.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View of the remains of the Western Stoa which originally was a barn-like building with a ridged roof supported on a row of five central columns.
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  • Cyrene. Libya.  View of stone ruins and the Naval Monument in the centre of the Agora. The monument was built by the Ptolemies in the 3rd century BC in celebration of a naval victory won by the Cyreneans.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Lining the sacred way for 130 metres are the remains of the enormous Stoa of Hermes and Heracles. In Romans times the stoa provided covered access from the Forum to the Agora.  It was a roofed gallery, with a central row of columns and windows flanked by busts of Hermes and Heracles on the street frontage.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View of the small Roman theatre probably used for musicals that sits opposite the forum. Stripped of its upper walls and its stage fittings the theatre dates from around the second or early third century AD and it may have been built to replace the old Greek theatre on the Sanctuary terrace which was converted into an Amphitheatre at the same period.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Partial view of the Doric colonnade portico of the Gymnasium / Forum. The Gymnasium / Forum was originally built by the Greeks in the 2nd century BC as a sports centre and was the scene of races and other sporting contests. It is surrounded on all four sides by a grandiose Doric colonnaded portico and in its centre it has the remains of a small temple. It was converted in the 1st century AD by the Romans into a forum or caesareum – Forum of the Caesars- and it became a place for informal assembly and discussion.
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  • Cyrene. Libya.  View of a inscribed marble base with Latin and Greek honouring Emperor Hadrian in the apse of the Roman civil Basilica or Law court. The Basilica is beside former 2nd century BC Hellenistic Gymnasium that was converted in the 1st century AD by the Romans into a forum or caesareum – Forum of the Caesars.  The forum was used for political meetings.
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  • Cyrene. Libya.  View at the Sanctuary of Apollo of the Temple of Apollo which incorporates the remains of three successive buildings. The original Temple was built during the 6th century and then rebuilt again in the 4th century BC. The third and last restoration of the temple took place after the Jewish revolt in AD 115-117 and what seen now is a Roman building in the Greek Doric style temple without the typically fluted columns of Greek Temples.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View of the semi circular Fountain of Cyrene or Nymphaeum, which has the 4th century BC column of Pratomedes in its centre and had marble lions on either side.
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  • Basilica floor mosiac. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • Roman private house. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • Basilica floor mosiac. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • Ancient Theatre. Kourion. Cyprus. This image was captured at ancient Kourion, a spectacular Greco-Roman archaeological site located on the central South coast of Cyprus.
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  • The Hellenistic style Roman theatre, which seated 9000 spectators and is built on the highest altitude in the world (for such a theatre). Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • 1st century BC council house or Bouleuterion. The Northwest Heroon in the background. Sagalassos. Turkey.
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  • Phaselis. Turkey. High view of the Small baths and beyond is the Agora of Hadrian. The ancient Lycian city of Phaselis is located in the Antalya Province in Southern Turkey.
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  • Phaselis. Turkey. High view of the Small baths and beyond is the Agora of Hadrian. In the background is the spectacular Mount Olympus (Tahtali) which rises 2365 metres. The ancient Lycian city of Phaselis is located in the Antalya Province in Southern Turkey.
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  • Phaselis. Turkey. Roman Aqueduct which dates from the 2nd and 3rd century AD. Water from the surrounding heights was delivered to the northern part of the city via the Aqueducts. From there it was distributed to all part of Phaselis. The ancient Lycian city of Phaselis is located in the Antalya Province in Southern Turkey.
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  • Patara. Turkey. View of the ruins of the Baths of Roman Emperor Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (AD69 –AD 79). The Vespasian baths were the largest of Patara’s four baths. The ancient Lycian seaport Capital city of Patara, was one of the six principle cities of Lycia (Lycian League) and the site of a major sanctuary of Apollo, possibly second only to that of Delphi.
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  • Patara. Turkey. View of the colonnaded main street avenue which connected the inland port in the north to the Agora in the South. Egyptian granite columns were used on the eastern side and white marble columns were used on the western side. The west side has a stoa with a row of shops. The street originally dates from around 1st century BC. The ancient Lycian seaport Capital city of Patara, was one of the six principle cities of Lycia (Lycian League) and the site of a major sanctuary of Apollo, possibly second only to that of Delphi.
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  • Patara. Turkey. The restored ancient bouleuterion where the elected Assembly (Synedrion) of the Lycian League met. It originally dates from the Hellenistic period, however it was embellished around 2nd century AD during the Roman period.  During the Roman period it also assumed the function of an Odeon. It has a capacity of 1400 people.  The ancient Lycian seaport Capital city of Patara, was one of the six principle cities of Lycia (Lycian League) and the site of a major sanctuary of Apollo, possibly second only to that of Delphi.
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  • Turkey. Selcuk. View of reconstructed walls and columns of the Basilica of St John on Ayasuluk hill. The Basilica of St John was built by the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD on the site of earlier shrine dating from the 300’s. The Basilica is 110 metres long and 40 metres wide and was once crowned with one large dome and ten smaller ones held up by columns of which some have been re-erected. The tomb of St John the Evangelist is believed to be located under the main central dome.
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  • Relief of Heracles on a marble pillar at The Heracles Gate which provides pedestrian access to Curetes Street. Ephesus. Turkey. The two marble pillars which look like gate lintels have reliefs depicting Heracles slaying the Nemean Lion, one of his 12 labours. The representation of the gate derives from around the 5th century AD, however the gate is older than that.
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  • The Fountain of Trajan located on Curetes street. Turkey. Ephesus. Dating from the 2nd century AD, the fountain was built in honour of and dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan.  It originally consisted of two levels rising to a height of 12 metres with a basin surrounded by pillars intersected with statues of divinities named members of the Emperors family.
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  • View along Curetes street which stretches from the Heracles Gate to the Celsus Library (in background). Ephesus. Turkey. Named after a class of priests in Ephesus, the paved street is located in the centre of the city and in its heyday was lined with many fountains, statues, shops and covered columned galleries paved with mosaics.
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  • View along Curetes street which stretches from the Heracles Gate to the Celsus Library. Ephesus. Turkey. Named after a class of priests in Ephesus, the paved street is located in the centre of the city and in its heyday was lined with many fountains, statues, shops and covered columned galleries paved with mosaics.
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  • Turkey. Ephesus.  View of the remaining columns of Gate of Hadrian, also known as the Monumental Gate. Dating from the 2nd century AD, the gate is situated at the crossroads of the Curetes Street and the Marble Street. The Gate originally had three stories and an arch in its centre. It is believed it led to a important religious building or sacred site that has yet to be excavated.
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  • Ruins of the Two storey Doric Basilica on the east side of the  Tetragonos Agora or Commercial Agora. Ephesus. Turkey.  Originally built in third century BC during the Greek Hellenistic period, the Agora was in a form of a square, 110 meters along each side, surrounded by columned porticoes and shops and in it centre was a water clock and sundial.
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  • Ruins of the Two storey Doric Basilica on the east side of the  Tetragonos Agora or Commercial Agora. Ephesus. Turkey.  Originally built in third century BC during the Greek Hellenistic period, the Agora was in a form of a square, 110 meters along each side, surrounded by columned porticoes and shops and in it centre was a water clock and sundial.
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  • Portico columns on the North sides of the Tetragonos Agora or Commercial Agora. Ephesus. Turkey.  Originally built in third century BC during the Greek Hellenistic period, the Agora was in a form of a square, 110 meters along each side, surrounded by columned porticoes and shops and in it centre was a water clock and sundial.
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  • Turkey. Ephesus. Dramatic view from the top tier of the Great theatre of Ephesus which is built on the slopes Mount Pion. Originally built by the Greeks in third century BC during the Hellenistic reign of Lysimachus, the theatre was remodelled and enlarged by the Romans to what is seen today. The tiers could accommodate 25,000 people which made it one of the largest theatres in the Roman world. Used for plays, concerts and gladiatorial events, the theatre is famous for its use by the Bible character St Paul as a place to preach against pagan worship
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  • Sounion. Greece. View of abandoned marble column drums of the Temple of Poseidon which stands on the southernmost cape of the Attic landmass providing a commanding view of the Aegean Sea and the Cyclades beyond. Dating from 444 BC and dedicated to the God
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  • Athens. Greece. An archway stands on the original inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. Occupying the courtyard from 425 AD was a monumental Tetraconch Christian church which was then replaced by a 7th century church of which four standing columns survive. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece View of four standing columns which stand on the original inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. Occupying the courtyard from 425 AD was a monumental Tetraconch Christian church which was then replaced by a 7th century church of which the four standing columns survive. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece View of four standing columns which stand on the original inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. Occupying the courtyard from 425 AD was a monumental Tetraconch Christian church which was then replaced by a 7th century church of which the four standing columns survive. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece View of four standing columns which stand on the original inner peristyled courtyard atrium of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. Occupying the courtyard from 425 AD was a monumental Tetraconch Christian church which was then replaced by a 7th century church of which standing columns survive. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the partly restored Propylon or monumental entrance of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s lavish Library built in 131 AD in Athens. The Propylon consisted of four Corinthian columns and flanking it was an imposing Pentelic marble façade adorned on each wing by seven unfluted Corinthian columns. The library complex consisted of a vast library, a large courtyard with a garden and central pool, mosaics floors, numerous rooms and a facade adorned with Corinthian columns.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Close up view at the sculpture museum of the delicate crafted detail found on the outside of a marble sarcophagi either from the Greek or Roman period.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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