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Column, View near Base241 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.Aug 22, 2019
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Nymphaeum206 viewsThe Nymphaeum was a monumental fountain, built in the second century AD, at the end of the colonnaded main street by the Acropolis.Aug 22, 2019
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Middle of Column193 viewsI'm guessing, on the basis of the bow in her hand, that the figure depicted here is the Greek goddess Artemis the Huntress.Aug 22, 2019
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Capital253 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.Aug 22, 2019
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Waterway223 viewsThe main street of Perge is actually a divided highway, with a 2-meter-wide water channel running down the middle.Aug 22, 2019
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Hellenistic Gate191 viewsAnother view of the imposing Hellenistic Gate.Aug 22, 2019
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Stoa221 viewsA covered walkway called a stoa surrounded the central courtyard and shops of the Agora.Aug 22, 2019
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Eat at Yusuf's198 viewsThis marble tile with its carving of an eel and a knife was the equivalent of a sign identifying a restaurant, in an era when few people could read.Aug 22, 2019
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Eat at Yusuf's264 viewsEels were considered a great delicacy in Roman times (and still are in many places).Aug 22, 2019
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Tile222 viewsI don't know what this tile was originally part of - perhaps it's a fallen ceiling tile.Aug 22, 2019
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The Stonehenge of Perge249 viewsThere was no indication on the site as to the purpose of this ringlike structure in the middle of the Agora. A cistern? A shrine? A pool? Who knows?Aug 22, 2019
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Main Street of Ancient Perge251 viewsA colonnaded street led from the Hellenistic Gate to the Nymphaeum.Aug 22, 2019
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