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Colossae lies about a mile below the present village of Honaz on the north slope of Honaz Dağı and about 18 km east of Denizli. Of the sites described in this book it is one of the least rewarding to a casual tourist, but a walk from Honaz to it might give a hint of rural... Continue Reading

The site of another of the seven churches addressed by John in the Book of Revelation, Laodicea is on a low hill between Denizli and Pamukkale and on the south bank of the Lycus River (Çürüksu). Ruins of theaters, a gymnasium, a stadium,, and several other public buildings stand... Continue Reading

The partially restored synagogue and the ruins of temples and churches mark the importance of Sardis as a religious site. Beginning in the 6th century BC Sardis was the terminus of the main east-west Royal Road. As the capital of Lydia it was the commercial center of the western... Continue Reading

A natural forck formation on the southwest edge of the city of Manisa is identified with the legend of Niobe, the mother who must weep for all eternity because Apollo and Artemis killed her twelwe children. The profile of her face can be imagined from the road, but from close up... Continue Reading

Located on the main road between İzmir and Bursa, Akhisar is a modern city with little of historical or archaeological interest visible to tourists today. It appears in guide books mainly because it is the old Thyatira, the site of one of the Seven Churches of Asia. The ancient... Continue Reading

Pergamum‘s religious interests lie in its pagan temples, in its place as the site of one of the Seven Churches, and in its role in the history of western Asia Minor. From its acropolis its kings controlled a major crossroads in the 3rd century BC. Its kings eventually ruled... Continue Reading