September 24, 2016 Just a short bus ride from Denizli is the ancient city of Laodicea. Established between 263 and 261 BC, the city was built on the river Lycus. It was located in the Hellenistic regions of Caria and Lydia, which later became the Roman Province of Phrygia Pacatiana. Laodicea contained one of the seven churches … Read more
September 24, 2016 Pamukkale means “cotton castle” in Turkish. The area contains hot springs and terraces of carbonate minerals left by flowing water. The ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white “castle” which is 8,860 feet long, 1,970 feet wide and 525 feet high, and too awe inspiring to … Read more
Hieropolis is a fascinating place to visit as there are only a few historical facts known about the origin of the city. The Phrygians built a temple, probably in the first half of the 3rd century BC and this temple would eventually form the center of Hierapolis. In 133 BC Attalus III bequeathed his kingdom … Read more
I chose to stay in the town of Denizli for this leg of my trip. I cannot recommend my hotel, or the town for that matter, but I have not met anyone that can recommend a hotel or the town either. It is possible it would have been better to have stayed up the mountain … Read more
September 22, 2016 I wanted to write about a few things to wrap up this part of my Istanbul trip. This is also a great place for me to post some pictures that have no rhyme nor reason. Turkey is changing, for good or bad is not my place to say. I had an opportunity … Read more
September 21, 2016 Did you know that the story of the Trojan Wars was told in a set of 12 narratives titled the Epic Cycle, which possibly dates from the eighth to the sixth centuries BCE. The Illiad and the Odyssey are the only complete works remaining. Regarding Troy, I would like to quote … Read more