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Sarcophagus9 viewsDon't know whose.
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Convenience Center2 viewsThis lovely rock structure housed the rest rooms at Aphrodisias, as well as the Anatolia Restaurant.
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Aphrodisias Rest Rooms2 viewsClean and beautifully decordated.
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Men's Room 4 viewsI thought the rest rooms at Aphrodisias deserved special mention because so much attention and care had been lavished on making them unusually spiffy and green.
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The Aphrodisias Museum3 viewsThe ancient city was renowned for its sculptures, and many of them are now housed in this building.
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Gaius Julius Zoilus2 viewsPerhaps captured by pirates, Zoilus was sold to Julius Caesar. Upon Caesar's assassination, Zoilus was passed to his heir Octavian, who eventually freed him. Zoilus returned to his native city a wealthy man, and became a leading citizen, initiating an expansive building program.
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Stone Lion3 viewsOn display near the Aphrodisias Museum.
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Kenan Erim's Last Resting Place3 viewsKenan Erim was a Turkish-born professor at New York University who was largely responsible for the excavation of the ancient city of Aphrodisias, which he supervised from 1961 to his death in 1990.
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Strolling amidst the ruins of Aphrodisias3 viewsOur tour group heads for the Amphitheater.
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Amphitheater and Acropolis4 viewsLooking west. The Amphitheater was built into the side of the Acropolis.
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South Agora and Baths of Hadrian3 viewsThe Baths of Hadrian, built across the west end of the South Agora, were massively constructed from large tufa-like blocks faced with marble veneer and consist of five great barrel-vaulted chambers, with an imposing colonnaded court in front.
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South Agora2 viewsLooking toward the South Agora and the Baths of Hadrian; the Amphitheater is off to the right.
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