is also home to numerous historical attractions including Agora, an open-air museum in which visitors can admire the remnants of the ancient Greek city of Smyrna, and Kadifekale, a hilltop castle ...

Trace history back to ancient times during your holiday to Izmir. Visit the Agora of Smyrna (also known as the Agora of Izmir) to marvel at 2,500-year-old arches and plazas. Or take the 50-minute bus ...

Day 3: Explore ancient Ephesus from Selçuk On day three of your 10 days in ... As you stroll the site’s wide colonnaded streets, passing ancient shops, and stopping off in the Agora marketplace and ...

There are still remains of the defense walls, necropolis, temple, agora ... unexplored ancient city, lying on the seaside in western Turkey near several other major archaeological sites, including ...

How gladiators in ancient Anatolia lived to entertain the masses The sun illuminated the stadium in Ephesus, a wealthy harbor city in western Anatolia, on a day of eagerly anticipated gladiatorial ...

Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, according to a new study Sonja Anderson The 4,500-year-old pyramids of ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind, thanks in part to its historical significance. Socrates used to lecture here, and it was also here that Saint Paul sought out converts for the then ...

Veering off the usual tourist track in western Türkiye provides experiences in quality vineyards, gastronomic showcases, world class antiquities,mountains and legends.

An ancient slab of seafloor that was around when Earth’s earliest known dinosaurs emerged has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean, where it has seemingly hovered in a sort of mid-dive for ...