Cilicia (49 Subjects)
1. View of Bagras Castle at Alexandretta (today Iskenderun). According to the legend, it was built by Gοdfrey of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade. 2. View of the port of Alexandretta. 3. View of the bay of Tripoli, Lebanon. 4. Remains of the Cilician Gates.
Column capital from Persepolis. Coin from Cilicia, showing a bull.
Ancient structure on the outskirts of Tarsus, built by giants according to local tradition.
View of the necropolis of Seleucia in Cilicia.
Map of Seleucia in Cilicia.
Remains of an early Christian basilica built on the site of a Roman temple in Seleucia, Cilicia. In the background, the ancient theatre and the city castle.
View of Seleucia in Cilicia from the castle.
View of the two fortresses of Kiz Kalesi, the ancient city of Corycus, port of Seleucia. One of the fortresses was built on a promontory on the coast and the other on Kiz Kalesi (Cramvousa) island.
Funerary monuments in the area between Kiz Kalesi (ancient Corycus) and Ayas (ancient Elaeussa Sebaste). The necropolis was inhabited by semi-nomadic groups, most probably Turkomans.
View of one of the ports of Elaeussa Sebaste (today Ayas) and the city fortress.
Remains of an ancient temple at Elaeusa Sebaste, today Ayas, in Cilicia.
The remaining part of the colonnade in Soloi of Cilicia (later Pompeiopolis), seen from the theatre. The columns framed the street leading from the city to the port.
The remaining part of the colonnade in Soloi of Cilicia (later Pompeiopolis), seen from the theatre. The columns framed the street leading from the city to the port.
View of the theatre and the colonnade in Soloi of Cilicia (later Pompeiopolis).
The remaining part of the colonnade in Soloi of Cilicia (later Pompeiopolis), seen from the theatre. The columns framed the way leading from the city to the port.
Landscape at Berdan river (ancient Cydnus) in Tarsus, Cilicia.
View of Tarsus in Cilicia.
Houses and gardens outside Tarsus in Cilicia.
Banana tree and other vegetation in the gardens outside Tarsus, Cilicia.