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Most viewed - Aphrodisias, 3/26/2006 |
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Corinthian758 viewsA column capital in the Corinthian style.
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The Stadium at Aphrodisias758 viewsPam Bloxham, Jim Windlinger and the Lindquists check out the Stadium.
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Orchestra and Stage757 viewsThe Amphitheater was a venue for major spectacles, such as gladiatorial combats.
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Amphitheater756 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.
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The Temple of Aphrodite756 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.
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Chuck Mattox at the Amphitheater755 viewsPondering the ephemerality of human creations.
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Gaius Julius Zoilus753 viewsPerhaps captured by pirates, Zoilus was sold to Julius Caesar. Upon Caesar's assassination, Zoilus was passed to his heir Octavian, who eventually freed him. Zoilus returned to his native city a wealthy man, and became a leading citizen, initiating an expansive building program.
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View from the Amphitheater752 viewsOverlooking the South Agora and the Baths of Hadrian (background, right).
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Tetrapylon751 viewsThe Tetrapylon was a monumental gateway which greeted pilgrims when they approached the Temple of Aphrodite. It connected the major morth-south street to the sacred way heading toward the sanctuary of Aphrodite.
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The Stadium at Aphrodisias751 viewsOne of the largest and best-preserved structures of its kind, the Stadium seated 30,000 people.
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Musical Parrot750 viewsThe parrot was actually singing and playing the guitar. The proprietor was just faking it.
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Bas-relief749 viewsOne of the extensive collection of sculptures on display at Aphrodisias.
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