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The Temple of Zeus at Euromos is to me the perfect ruined Greek temple. Set in a forest of olive trees just east of the D525 highway between Selcuk (Ephesus) and Bodrum (25 km/16 miles SE of Lake Bafa, 13 km/8 miles NW of Milas), just south of the village of Selimiye (map), the Corinthian temple almost looks like a Hollywood set, except it's for real. A shrine may have existed here from the 6th century BCE. Believed to date from the time of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE), the Temple of Zeus Lepsynus and its precinct were excavated by Turkish archeologists starting in 1969. Look carefully and you'll see that some of the columns are unfluted, meaning perhaps that the temple was never finished. Located about a mile south of the village of Selimiye, the temple area has no services, although there may be a villager selling cold drinks. Stop for a half-hour's look if you're driving south from ?zmir or Ephesus headed for Milas, Bodrum or Marmaris. This is actually a much larger archeological site than just the temple. The hillside to the east is littered with ruins, and if you spend an hour hiking around you can find a theater, an agora and massive defensive walls.
Interesting rocks in Antalya Olympos
Palmyra, Syria- 28 November 2008: Ruins of Palmyra city, Syrian deesert. Dating back to the Neolithic era, the city of Palmyra, was a strategically located oasis first attested in the early second millennium BC as a caravan stop for travelers crossing the Syrian Desert. Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the annals of the Assyrian kings, Palmyra was subsequently incorporated into the Seleucid Empire, followed by the Roman Empire which brought it great prosperity. It is saddening that its present Roman ruins, declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site, have come to be endangered in the 21st century by regional military and political strife.
Tripolis is an ancient city in Buldan, Denizli, Turkey. The majority of the structures reached today are from Roman period dates back to centuries A.D. I-III
Scenic view of ruins of old city, details of famous historical archaeological site with columns, ancient Roman structure in Jerash, Jordan.
The classical view from Campidoglio. Imperial Rome - the famous ancient Forum viewed from Campidoglio (one of the seven hills of Rome). Vestiges of the best of Roman architecture in ruins in their famous capital - once considered the centre of the whole civilised world. In the foreground, are the ruins of the Temple of Saturn. Dating back to 497 BC and 42 BC the ruins represent the third incarnation of the temple in 283 AD after fire destroyed the earlier temple. The gold and silver reserves of the Republic of Rome were stored in the Aerarium (Treasury) in this temple. In the far background, the ruins of the Colosseum can be seen. Hundreds of tourists walk past the ruins. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format. Copy space.
Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria
Aydin, Turkey - September 22, 2013: Still image of the famous amphitheater of ancient Greek city of Miletus in modern Turkey, near Aydin province. A visitor group and some other tourists are present. They are listening the guides. Aydin mountains are in the background.
Ancient Jerash. Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gera at Jordan
Stone carving of the EPHESUS site
The western thermal baths, called Sultan's Palace during the Ottoman period. Cherchell, Algeria.
Xanthos / Kınık / Kaş / Antalya / Turkey
Hierapolis, Turkey - September 14, 2022: Ruins in ancient city of Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey.
Temple of Juno - Agrigento, Sicily
Athens, GR - 29 July 2023: Holy Church of Saint Simon of the Anapheans
Beijing, China - December 10, 2015: Yuanmingyuan Ruins, previous Imperial Garden of Qing Dynasty, built in the 18th and early 19th century, ruined by British and French invaders in 1860.
the Roman Ruins of Palmyra in Palmyra in the east of Syria.
Archaeological site, Beit Shean, Israel
Hierapolis Ancient City, Denizli, Turkey - May 20, 2023: Ruins of the Temple of Apollo.
Ancient theater.
View on Acropolis from ancient Agora, Athens, Greece. A cloudy day with ruins of classical Greek architecture.
Parthenon in Athens, Greece with blue skies.
Letoon - the ancient sanctuary of the goddess Leto, as well as her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Located in the Turkish province of Mugla.
Arch of Apollonius Demetrius at Ancient City of Perge.
View from above on Petra Theather, Jordan
Aerial view of Antalya Termessos Ancient Theater
Scenic view of ruins of old city, details of famous historical Roman Theater, ancient structure at sunset in Jerash, Jordan.
El Tornillo rock formation in El Torcal de Antequera - UNESCO World Heritage Mountains, Spain. 1.300 high mountain range in Andalusia close to Antequera. Former sea bed.
Building of Academy in Athens, Greece
Italy, Rome - September 2017. Frontal view of Foro di Augusto
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