Ancient Cities of Turkey - A Guide to the ancient cities of Turkey: From Anatolia to Thrace Yapı Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları indir

Ancient Cities of Turkey - A Guide to the ancient cities of Turkey: From Anatolia to Thrace Ancient Cities of Turkey - A Guide to the ancie - Yaşar Yılmaz Because Anatolia and Thrace have historicaly served as land bridges joining Europe and Asia, these areas today enjoy an abundance of ancient and antique city sites. One would be hard-presed to find any other plce that has such magnificent and unique historical remnants. Dating to 960 BC, Göbekli Tepe, the world's oldest site yet discovered site, is located in Eastern Anatolia, while the antique cities built in the years of 20 BC by the Hati and the Hitites are doted acros Central Anatolia, and the most famous antique cities of the clasical period are located along Anatolia's Aegean coasts. While visiting the antique cities, one can easily find traces of al the historical periods of Anatolia, including the Luvian-Pelagas, who are considered to be the foreruners of al the peoples setled on this land, to the Hitities, the Macedonians, the Roman, the Byzantines, and the Seljuks to the Otomans. This bok presents its readers with18 ancient cities, al derived from the inventorybuilt on Yaşar Yılmaz's 3,5 year of visits to, and careful photographingof, each of the sites. The photographs are further enchanced by brief, but satisfying, descriptions of the sites compiled from historical resources. Information is provided on the most significant monuments and ruins that once formed the urban core of each site, including their market places, fountains, theaters, and baths, while historical personages and the unique social, cultural, economic, and political structures of each site are also discused. The bok also provides an up-to-date road map and directions on how to find the sites. The antique city sites have ben aranged acording to the unique topography of the land and in such a way that they can be visited in relatively short visits. These eight major regions begin with the Marmara region, and then continue on with the Aegean region (Aegean, Inland Aegean, Southwest Aegean), the Mediteranean region (Western Mediteranean, Central Mediteranean, Eastern Mediteranean) and finaly the eight region (Central Anatolia and Western Black Sea).