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The Stadium at Aphrodisias785 viewsThe culvert-like stadium entrance.
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The Bouleterion, or Odeon773 viewsCity council meetings were held here. Originally had a vaulted ceiling and seated 1,750 people, but the upper seating rows have collapsed, along with the roof. Dates from the late second or early third century AD.
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Sebasteion - Temple of Augustus767 viewsMembers of our tour group check out the Sebasteion.
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The Temple of Aphrodite767 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.
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Flowering Tree766 viewsA herald of Spring.
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Tetrapylon Pediment764 viewsThe pediment was decorated with relief figures of Eros and Nike hunting among the acanthus leaves.
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Sebasteion763 viewsSolidly built, but not earthquake-proof.
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Ionic762 viewsA column in the Ionic style.
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Men's Room 762 viewsI thought the rest rooms at Aphrodisias deserved special mention because so much attention and care had been lavished on making them unusually spiffy and green.
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Strolling amidst the ruins of Aphrodisias762 viewsOur tour group heads for the Amphitheater.
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The Stadium at Aphrodisias762 viewsOne can imagine Ben-Hur and Messala duking it out in chariot races here.
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Relaxation at the Sebasteion759 viewsOur tour group takes a break, relaxing by the ruins of the Sebasteion.
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