Images of Antiquity: Sardis & Philadelphia, Pt. 2
Below are some more photos from my journey through Turkey. I have posted a selection of photos from the ancient sites of Sardis and Philadelphia. Enjoy. (Please, if you download or save any of these pictures, do not crop or manipulate them in any form. Otherwise, feel free to copy and use them.) Sardis This photo is an overview of part of the city of ancient Sardis. From the viewer's point-of-view, to the right of and behind the two tallest columns are the ruins of a temple of Artemis. To the left and in front of the columns sits a small, fourth century chapel or church building. It is interesting that the house of worship backs right up to the temple of Artemis. Also, you can see the mountains in the background. Basically, mountains like this one encircle this area. In fact behind where this photo was taken, was the acropolis of Sardis (now the equivalent of a chunck of fortress perched on a cliff). There was a mudslide, perhaps caused by an earthquake that caused all that is in t...