Ne'er-Do-Wells212 viewsA trio of barbarians, having pillaged the ancienty city, now lounges nonchalantly among the ruins.
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Column, View near Base238 viewsIt took three shots to capture this column in adequate detail. This is the section nearest the base. I don't know the identity of the figure depicted here; my guess is that it's a public official performing a sacrifice to Artemis.
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Middle of Column190 viewsI'm guessing, on the basis of the bow in her hand, that the figure depicted here is the Greek goddess Artemis the Huntress.
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Capital251 viewsThis view of the column somewhat overlaps with the previous shot; I wanted to capture the top and the figure of Artemis in one picture.
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Main Street Perge222 viewsPam Bloxham and Cherie Rabideaux inspect the remains of storefronts lining Main Street en route to the Nymphaeum, close to the Acropolis.
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A Spring Afternoon in Perge260 viewsA view from up by the Nymphaeum, down the main street back toward the Hellenistic Gate.
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Nymphaeum205 viewsThe Nymphaeum was a monumental fountain, built in the second century AD, at the end of the colonnaded main street by the Acropolis.
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Detail of the Nymphaeum233 viewsA close-up of some of the stonework in front of the fountain.
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The Original232 viewsHow the Nymphaeum was supposed to look, and did look, when it was built. Note how the water from hillside springs flowed down the steps underneath the statue of Kestros and into the canal leading to the city gates.
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Sandie in Perge252 viewsA nymph visits the Nymphaeum.
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Barbarian Onslaught242 viewsSavage heathens from the north approach the sacred shrine of the river god Kestros, with sinister intentions of plundering the gold and jewels which obviously must be hidden therein. Will the river god use his divine powers to protect his turf and strike the rogues dead?
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Kestros218 viewsA close shot of the recumbent river god, who as ever was too lazy to protect his shrine from the barbarian hordes.
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