discovery of a new tunnel 2500 years. Kadifekale - Agora 09.2010
castle gate
castle gate
castle gate
castle gate
An overview Kadifekale at izmir
An overview Kadifekale at izmir 2
A view from inside the castle 6
A view from inside the castle 5
A view from inside the castle 4
A view from inside the castle3
A view from inside the castle 2
A view from inside the castlePutting an end to the sovereignty of Alexander the Great Anatolia and Persia on the output of the Hellenistic period in the region begins. (334-133 BC), Greeks with them their own notions of urbanism, urbanization projects in accordance with income. Helenic wants, Ephesus, Pergamum, Rhodes, Alexandria and Port operation in trade, such as time went forward in a city yet to compete with cities. Thus, in Izmir, a city in the establishment of the former was impossible due to the small size of the area as well as by location. Then Alexander the Great, known today as Kadifekale Pagos hill and the foothills of the city to establish a new thinker. According to legend, Alexander the Great came to Izmir, then covered with trees, "Pagos Hill" area of the so-called Holy Kadifekale Nemesis (Nemesis, the bilateral double Izmir Fairy holy water sayarlardı) a break from hunting the great falls asleep under a plane tree, he dreamed of two Nemesis , Alexander wants to establish a new base of the hill slept in the city of Izmir, sleep, wake up, Alexander Klaros'un oracle of Apollo asks if it deems the idea of telling the dream, the dream in a single sentence, priest comments:"The Holy Blood River settled at the side slopes of Pagos Hill, Izmir, four times more than before will be happy. "Pagos Hill sees the dream of Alexander the establishment of this new interpretation of Izmir, instead of relying on the time, and developing the commercial potential of the sea and on land due to development imposed by the necessity to believe that was established here, to present a more scientific approach. Finally, the rival of General Antiganos'u M.Ö.302 at Izmir, the establishment of new Lysimachos performs killed. Pagos hill slopes overlooking the city starts to make inner harbor. Thus, 400 years ago with the invasion of Lydian homes köysel small settlements around the River Meles Homer's fellow countryman living in Izmir, to come and settled in Izmir.Anatolian trade of the era, which has the greatest potential to Izmir, aqueducts, gymnasium, stadium, theater and the agora with the development of a city is highly developed and organized. Pagos'ta 16,000 people in the theater is a tribune of the audience facing north towards the sea offers a romantic and a wonderful landscape. It is known that the walls of the theater up to 1638 feet.
Comments
Hi erkan,
Thanks for sharing the history of this place with us.
1638 feet equals 500 meters... Wow! Amazing height! The theater exceeded even some mounts... And the number of 16,000 of audience also astonishes!
By the way, I always wondered whether those local breads didn't fall down in the stove...
yeah. a structure is really 2500 years.