Agora, Aphrodisias, Aydin, Turkey

The Agora, Aphrodisias, Aydin, Turkey. The Agora was a large public market area with 2 long Ionic porticoes between the Temple of Aphrodite and the Acropolis. It was used mostly for musical events but also for public speaking and literature competitions. Aphrodisias was a small ancient Greek city in Caria near the modern-day town of Geyre. It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias. The city suffered major earthquakes in the 4th and 7th centuries which destroyed most of the ancient structures. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13428186

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45097581

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5616px x 3744px (8.5MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen