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Dizzying Heights213 viewsI climbed to the top row of seating to take this picture.Jul 15, 2019
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Orchestra and Stage208 viewsThe Amphitheater was a venue for major spectacles, such as gladiatorial combats.Jul 15, 2019
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Chuck Mattox at the Amphitheater240 viewsPondering the ephemerality of human creations.Jul 15, 2019
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Amphitheater250 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
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The Amphitheater at Aphrodisias222 viewsThe theater was built in the late first century BC under the patronage of Gaius Julius Zoilus, a native of Aphrodisias who had become a slave of Julius Caesar but was freed by his heir Octavian. Returning to his birthplace a wealthy man, Zoilus initiated a vast building program, of which the Amphitheater was one of the first fruits.Jul 15, 2019
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Stage Building198 viewsThe amphitheater's stage building originally consisted of 3 stories, only one of which has been restored.Jul 15, 2019
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View from the Amphitheater249 viewsOverlooking the South Agora and the Baths of Hadrian (background, right).Jul 15, 2019
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Spring Blooms254 viewsAphrodisias is pleasantly situated amidst groves of trees and flowering bushes.Jul 15, 2019
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South Agora208 viewsLooking toward the South Agora and the Baths of Hadrian; the Amphitheater is off to the right.Jul 15, 2019
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South Agora and Baths of Hadrian283 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.Jul 15, 2019
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Amphitheater and Acropolis298 viewsLooking west. The Amphitheater was built into the side of the Acropolis.Jul 15, 2019
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Strolling amidst the ruins of Aphrodisias283 viewsOur tour group heads for the Amphitheater.Jul 15, 2019
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