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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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The Hellenistic Gate205 viewsAfter entering through the Roman Gate, one comes to the Hellenistic gate, which dates back to the 3rd century BC. I don't know why the Romans thought the city needed another gate, especially because the Hellenistic Gate is the most imposing building of the city and was a formidable bulwark, far better suited to protect the city with its twin towers and its horseshoe-shaped courtyard at the back. The towers had three floors and were crowned by a conical roof.Aug 22, 2019
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Roman Gate246 viewsA visit to Perge begins by entering through the Roman Gate, built in the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD).Aug 22, 2019
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Heart of Ancient Perge228 viewsAn overview of the Hellenistic Gate, Roman Baths, and Agora.Aug 22, 2019
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Main Street Perge224 viewsPam Bloxham and Cherie Rabideaux inspect the remains of storefronts lining Main Street en route to the Nymphaeum, close to the Acropolis.Aug 22, 2019
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View from the Window209 viewsThis picture was taken from the "window" at the top of the Nymphaeum. Water flowed from beneath the statue of Kestros down the channel in the middle of the main street to the city gate.Aug 22, 2019
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Hydraulic Engineering265 viewsWeirs were built into the channel to regulate the flow of water and keep the level even.Aug 22, 2019
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