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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.
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Athens, Attica, Greece
Patara City ancient ruins on Harbour Street. Patara City is outside of Kalkan City on Turkey's coast. Patara was founded in the 5th century BC. and became the largest port of Lycia. Antalya, Turkey
Hierapolis Ancient City, Denizli, Turkey - May 20, 2023: Ruins of the Temple of Apollo.
Built Structure, Construction Site, Fethiye, Lycia, Lycian Rock Tomb
Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria
An image of Volubilis in Morocco, capturing the ancient Roman ruins set against a scenic backdrop. This archaeological site, with its well-preserved mosaics and columns, offers a glimpse into the rich history and cultural blend that characterizes this historic region.
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.
Row of stone pillars in one of the street in the ruins of the ancient city of the Roman Empire in Ephesus
Nobody in Roman theater in Jerash, Ancient Roman city in Jordan. Travel destinations
Roman temple pillar ruins silhouetted against a night sky in Rome, Italy.
Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis in Turkey.
Old ruins in the Turris Libisonis Archaeological Park in Porto Torres, a city in north-west of Sardinia founded during the 1st century BC
Ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey.
View of Temple of Apollo in antique city of Didyma, Aydin,Turkey
Ancient Jerash. Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gera at Jordan
The ancient city of Limyra Ancient City in Finike, Antalya. Aerial view. The ancient city of Limyra is located in Saklisu Village of Finike, Antalya, consists of the acropolis with the early period buildings and the flat terrain inside the Roman and East Roman city walls
The western thermal baths, called Sultan's Palace during the Ottoman period. Cherchell, Algeria.
Acropolis hill with a dramatic sky at sunset with the Parthenon on top.
Dougga, Beja, Tunisia. Building remains at the Roman ruins of Dougga.
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
Ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis, \n Turkiye
Caesarea Aqueduct (Mei Kedem)
Ancient Roman time town in Palmyra (Tadmor), Syria. Greco-Roman & Persian Period. Temple of Bel.
The Augustus Arch was built in 27 BC and is the oldest surviving Roman arch. It is the monument symbol of the city. People sitting.
Hierapolis, Turkey - September 14, 2022: Ruins in ancient city of Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey.
It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and turned into a ruin by the Heruli in 267 AD. -
Pompeii, Campania, Italy – October 14, 2021: Interior of the Pompeii Archaeological Park
Ancient temple of Apollo, Side - Antalya
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