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Last additions The Temple of Aphrodite638 viewsIn the late fifth century, after the suppression of a pagan-oriented rebellion against the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno, the Temple was expanded and converted into a Christian basilica.Jul 15, 2019 The Temple of Aphrodite620 viewsAfter the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity in the fourth century AD, Aphrodisias remained a center of pagan worship and became a focus of resistance to Christianization.Jul 15, 2019 Sebasteion - Temple of Augustus604 viewsMembers of our tour group check out the Sebasteion.Jul 15, 2019 Sandie strolling by the Sebasteion520 viewsThe Sebasteion was jointly dedicated to Augustus and the goddess Aphrodite. The Emperor Augustus, as nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, was a member of the Julian family, which claimed descent from the goddess Venus, the Roman name for Aphrodite.Jul 15, 2019 A Corner of the Sebasteion530 viewsPart of the building program of Zoilus, this was a temple dedicated to the first Roman Emperor, Augustus - who, of course, also happened to be Zoilus' benefactor. Sebasteios is the Greek form of the Latin name Augustus.Jul 15, 2019 Skinny-Dipping Pool661 viewsIn the pool enclosed by the Portico of Tiberius, devotees of Aphrodite could frolic in the nude and disport themselves in all manner of lascivious activities. (Of course I just made that up.)Jul 15, 2019 The Portico of Tiberius583 viewsBegun in the reign of Tiberius, for whom it was named, the Portico includes a large pool, 175 m long, 25 m wide and 1 m deep.Jul 15, 2019 North Agora viewed from the Acropolis688 viewsThe north agora is a large public square (202 X 72 m), originally enclosed by stoas (porches) on all sides. Parts of the south and east stoas have remained standing since antiquity, and the north stoa was partially uncovered in excavations in the 1960s. Archaeologists believe this was the original center of Hellenistic Aphrodisias.Jul 15, 2019 Dizzying Heights586 viewsI climbed to the top row of seating to take this picture.Jul 15, 2019 Orchestra and Stage600 viewsThe Amphitheater was a venue for major spectacles, such as gladiatorial combats.Jul 15, 2019 Chuck Mattox at the Amphitheater581 viewsPondering the ephemerality of human creations.Jul 15, 2019 Amphitheater616 viewsThe theater was severely damaged by earthquakes in the 7th century AD. Later, villagers built cottages on top of the cavea (seating section), but when excavations began the entire village of Geyre was relocated after excavations began in 1966.Jul 15, 2019 1722 files on 144 page(s) 1 - 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 - 144 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => d0b99a28b51c49f5f073b4d1b5d00a92 [am] => 1 [search] => Array ( [params] => Array ( [keywords] => on ) [search] => Space Camp Turkey ) ) ========================== USER DATA: ------------------ Array ( [user_id] => 0 [user_name] => Guest [groups] => Array ( [0] => 3 ) [group_quota] => 0 [can_rate_pictures] => 1 [can_send_ecards] => 0 [can_post_comments] => 0 [can_upload_pictures] => 0 [can_create_albums] => 0 [pub_upl_need_approval] => 1 [priv_upl_need_approval] => 1 [access_level] => 3 [disk_max] => 0 [disk_min] => 0 [has_admin_access] => 0 [group_name] => Guests [can_create_public_albums] => 0 [can_see_all_albums] => 0 [group_id] => 3 [allowed_albums] => Array ( ) ) ========================== Queries: ------------------ Array ( [0] => SELECT name, value FROM cm_config [include/init.inc.php:177] (7.29 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (1.1 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = 'b69e56429bd3b5ea00549adb764d71df' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (4.84 ms) [3] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) AS disk_max, MIN(group_quota) AS disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) AS can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) AS can_send_ecards, MAX(can_post_comments) AS can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) AS can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) AS can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) AS has_admin_access, MAX(access_level) AS access_level, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) AS pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) AS priv_upl_need_approval FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:350] (1.61 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (0.96 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.46 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (5.78 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (1.02 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2026-04-30 15:58:59' [include/init.inc.php:448] (1.55 ms) [9] => SELECT null FROM cm_banned WHERE ('216.73.217.30' LIKE ip_addr OR '' LIKE ip_addr ) AND brute_force=0 LIMIT 1 [include/init.inc.php:464] (2.58 ms) [10] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE (1 AND visibility != 0 AND visibility != 10000 AND visibility NOT IN (3)) [include/functions.inc.php:1110] (1.81 ms) [11] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' [include/functions.inc.php:1614] (1.75 ms) [12] => SELECT r.pid, r.aid, filepath, filename, url_prefix, pwidth, pheight, filesize, ctime, r.title, r.keywords, r.votes, pic_rating, hits, caption, r.owner_id, user1, user2, user3, user4 FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' ORDER BY ctime ASC, pid ASC LIMIT 210 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1630] (80.4 ms) [13] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (0.6 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => lastup [cat] => 0 [page] => 126 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => e084d7ed43ab4e6825d278a1c1c1e05b [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiJkMGI5OWEyOGI1MWM0OWY1ZjA3M2I0ZDFiNWQwMGE5MiI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6Njoic2VhcmNoIjthOjI6e3M6NjoicGFyYW1zIjthOjE6e3M6ODoia2V5d29yZHMiO3M6Mjoib24iO31zOjY6InNlYXJjaCI7czoxNzoiU3BhY2UgQ2FtcCBUdXJrZXkiO319 ) ==========================