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In the late seventh century BCE, Greek settlers from Cyme built Side on a rocky promontory on the Pamphylian shore. There must have been an older settlement because the word Side is Anatolian ("pomegranate"). However, the new town soon lost its Greek character and the inhabitants started to speak the native, Anatolian language. This picture shows the Hellenistic outer wall of Side. Here you see it on a satellite photo. | |
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After the conquests of Alexander the Great, Side was hellenized again and became part of the Ptolemaean and Seleucid empires. One of the Seleucid kings, Antiochus VII Sidetes, took his surname from Side. In the early first century, it was deeply involved in piracy, and conquered by the Romans. The emperor Claudius (41-54) seems to have spend money in Side. This picture shows the monumental road of Side, which may belong to this building phase. | |
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The square state agora (market). It was famous as an important slave market. The agora was on all sides surrounded by porticoes. | |
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Monumental building on the state agora. | |
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The great or Roman baths. | |
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Heating room in the great or Roman baths. | |
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The great or Roman baths. | |
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Seats in the great or Roman baths. According to a local tradition, you are allowed to do a wish when you sit on this bench. | |
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