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| View of Miletus from the theatre |
Miletus was founded in the 10th century BC as an important commercial and cultural center.
At its height, around 100,000 people lived on this peninsula.
Miletus was the homeland of numerous philosophers and sages. Thales, Anaksymandros, Anaksymens and Hekotios are some of these philosophers.
Several ruins dispersed over the region, including the antique theater, the Faustina baths built by the Roman Emperor Aurelius for his wife, the caravanserai and the agoras are the silent testimonies of the great past of Miletus, one of the most important towns in the area. |
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matcrazy1 Wed Feb 21, 2007 18:58 UTC
Great page and impressive ruins. Haha, I was surprised to see more fascinating, both Greek and Roman ruins, in Turkey than in Greece or probably Italu, too. | LoriPori Mon Aug 7, 2006 13:29 UTC
Enjoyed this page on Balat. I had no idea that Turkey had so many interesting ruins. Also thank you so much for visiting my Antequera page. That was one of my favourite Andalucian cities. | Ben-UK Tue Apr 11, 2006 23:47 UTC
Fascinating to see these remains -- thanks for all the historical information. | MalenaN Fri Mar 31, 2006 17:21 UTC
Miletus looks like an interesting place to visit. Even if I have seen many places in Turkey there are still much to see. |
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