The seven wonders of the ancient world have been revered and fascinating humankind since as far back as 200 BC. Today we can only read about and imagine what all but one of these impressive locations looked like. Built and completed around 2560 BC, only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains standing today. Here is […]
The town of Didim is one of the prettiest in Turkey’s southwestern province of Aydin. As you enter the seaside town an imposing monument can be seen rising towards the clouds like a mountain peak. This is the Temple of Apollo, a god with Anatolian roots associated with light, music, and prophecy. He was the […]
In ancient Turkey, the Iron Age corresponded to the first millennium BC. At that time western Anatolia was inhabited by three civilizations, Lydia, Caria, and Lycia. Caria encompassed all of today’s province of Mugla and part of Denizli and Aydin, extending westwards as far as the Menderes (Meander) river and eastwards to the Dalaman river, […]
