Sat 9 Sep 2006
Troels on the top ten ancient Mediterranean archeological sites
Posted by Phil Harland. Categories: Archeology and epigraphy , Biblical studies links and carnivalsOver on Troels’ blog there is a nice list of his top ten favourite Greco-Roman archeological sites, including slide shows and comments on each. Ostia, a port city of Rome, is also a favourite of mine, particularly because of the abundance of evidence for guilds and associations. Of course, I am also not impartial when it comes to many cities of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), including Aphrodisias, Pergamum, and Nysa (because virtually no one is there–I should post some of my photos from this site) which are among my favourites. Ephesus is wonderful too, but the crowds of tourists can be a distraction. Didyma’s temple of Apollo alone is somewhat overwhelming. I could go on but I won’t.
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September 10th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
I would expect to see more sites on the Greek mainland like well-built Mycenae and of course the unique site of Akrotiri on the island of Santorini. But then again I’m biased! :-)