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Miletus: Photos
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Miletus:
(Μίλητος): one
of the main Greek cities in Ionia.
The site of the harbor of Miletus, seen from the Byzantine fortress
near the top of the Graeco-Roman theater. The river Meander
has deposited much sand in the area, so that the coastline has receded.
The North Agora is to the right. Almost all ruins are from the Roman age.
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The North Agora of Miletus, seen from the west. The region is now very
marshy. A satellite photo can be seen here. |
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A model of the North Agora of Miletus, seen from the north. It is in
the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. |
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The North Agora of Miletus, seen from the north. The monument
to the left is the Ionian stoa, which was built by the former Roman procurator
of Asia, Tiberius Claudius Sophanus in c.50 CE. These wetlands are only
accessible during the summer. |
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The thermae of Capito, at the North Agora. The baths were built by
a man named Vergilius Capito during the reign of the emperor Claudius
(41-54). |
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The remains of a Roman naval monument, possibly dedicated by Octavian
to commemorate the naval battle off Actium (31 BCE), where he defeated
Cleopatra
VII Philopator of Egypt and Marc Antony. It was ornamented with
tritons and the prows of warships. It is possible, however, that the monument
is a generation older, and honored Pompey the Great, who had defeated the
Cilician
pirates. |
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The interior of the thermae of Faustina,
the wife of the Roman emperor
Marcus
Aurelius (161-180). These baths must have been finished before 176,
the year of Faustina's death. A satellite photo is here. |
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Statue of river god Meander in the thermae of Faustina. |
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The Graeco-Roman theater of Miletus (satellite photo). It was built in the fourth century BCE,
but rebuilt by the Roman, who tripled its size. From now on, 15,000 people
could see a tragedy, comedy, or a gladiatorial contest. On top of it are the remains of a fortress
from the Byzantine age. |
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| The theater of Miletus, decorated with griffins and erotes fighting as gladiators |
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©
Jona Lendering for
Livius.Org,
2004
Revision: 21 Dec. 2008 |
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