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Magnesia was built around 400 B.C. on the slopes of Mount Thorax by the banks of the Lethaios River. Reference: Magnesia on the Meander (Magnesia ad Maeandrum) Prof. Dr. Orhan Bingol. Following photos of latrine Photo has Source: Archives of … Continue reading →

Byzantine cistern and aqueduct      

Ancient Metropolis Following photos are of the odeion/bouleuterion Following photos of bath and latrine Above photo: Furnace (Praefurnium) Following photos of latrine   Ancient Teos near Sagcik, Turkey Cistern   Ancient Erythrai, Ildiri, Turkey  

Ancient Stratonicea   Ancient Iassos  

Ancient Halicarnassus, Bodrum, Turkey Ancient Kuanos, Dalyan, Turkey Ancient Aphrodisias Tetrapylon Nymphaeum Theater South Agora with pool in center Hadrianic bath complex Odeion / Bouleuterion Stadium Stadium      

Petra   Amman (Ancient Philadelphia) Ancient Roman Theatre   Bouleuterion/Odeion Nymphaeum  

Located at Via Vittorio Emanuele II 266, 95124 Catania, Sicily, Italy.  Entrance shown below.                                

  The archaeological site is located in western Crete east of modern-day Chania ( about 13 km) overlooking Souda Bay to the north and wonderful views of the White Mountains to the south.  Aptera was inhabited since the Minoan times … Continue reading →

Villa Romana del Casale (Villa Rumana dû Casali) is a large and elaborate Roman  palace located about 3 km from the modern-day town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily. Through  excavations archeologists have revealed one of the “richest, largest, and varied collections” … Continue reading →

What is a falaj? A falaj in Oman refers to water that runs through a channel dug in the earth with the source of water being groundwater. The plural of the word ‘falaj’ used in Oman is ‘aflaj’, which is … Continue reading →