This page is a list of links to other websites that people interested in Aphrodisias might find useful. It is split into various sections, just click on the highlighted link in each for the new site.
Aphrodisias
There are 2 main sites relating to Aphrodisias. Both are referenced elsewhere on this site, but for completeness they are here as well. They are:
New York University
Oxford University
There is also a good description on the UNESCO list of tentative world heritage sites, and an excellent photo gallery here, courtesy Dick Osseman.
New York University
Oxford University
There is also a good description on the UNESCO list of tentative world heritage sites, and an excellent photo gallery here, courtesy Dick Osseman.
Travel Information
For a map and brief descriptions of the monuments, try PlanetWare.
For opening times, prices, etc, see the Turkish Government's Museum site.
For opening times, prices, etc, see the Turkish Government's Museum site.
Background Information
This will not be a list of Wikipedia pages, as most of those relating to sites etc. are fairly brief, and also easy enough to find by searching. However, strongly recommended is the page on the Classical Orders of Architecture.
Other Classical Sites in Turkey
Turkey's ancient history is incredibly well preserved. As a consequence, there are many sites of interest to both the casual visitor, and to the serious student of Antiquity. The list below consists of those sites of interest for mainly geographical reasons, ie, they are within a reasonable distance of Aphrodisias for anyone looking to do a tour. Where possible, the link is to the archaeologists' official website (if known), otherwise to a tourism or general site. (If you know of an 'official site' that we have missed, then please let us know.)
Didyma
Labranda
Lagina
Miletus
Priene
Sagalassos
Tlos
Xanthos
There are also many excellent photo galleries relating to Turkish classical sites here, courtesy Dick Osseman.
Didyma
Labranda
Lagina
Miletus
Priene
Sagalassos
Tlos
Xanthos
There are also many excellent photo galleries relating to Turkish classical sites here, courtesy Dick Osseman.
News Articles
This consists of links to articles relating to recent discoveries, etc, in the Anatolian region.
Ancient city’s covered market opens to tourists in Turkey's Denizli
Mosaic-house unearthed in ancient Tripolis
Ancient city of Laodicea attracts visitors from all over the world
A Tour around Stratonikeia
Digging season ends at Zeugma
Aphrodite head found in ancient Hierapolis
Imperial Temple in Stratonikeia ancient city being restored
Restoration work continues at Hierapolis theatre
Ancient city of Iasos rises out of the ashes
Sculpture of a woman discovered in Kaunos
Ancient stones serve as tourist site (restoration in Stratonikeia)
Pagan-era rock tombs unearthed in southeastern part of Turkey
Myndos city becomes new tourist attraction
Bergama area to become 3D
Historical Roman baths come to light at Stratonikeia
Excavations reveal Roman traces at Hierapolis theatre
Hierapolis theatre to be brought back into use
Italians and Turks to cooperate on Hierapolis
History revived in ancient city of Stratonikeia
Laodicea excavation reveals symbols
Laodicea becoming new Ephesus
Roman Era Mosaic Tiles found in Milas
Sculpture of the Head of Artemis found in Alabanda
Mythological theater reliefs found in Muğla (Stratonikeia)
Gymnasium in Stratonikeia to be recreated using digital technology
‘Gate to Hell’ dug up in Hierapolis
Headless statues unearthed in Aphrodisias excavations
Ancient paintings discovered in Aydın
Drawings dating back 8,000 years found on cave walls near Karakaya
Ancient city’s covered market opens to tourists in Turkey's Denizli
Mosaic-house unearthed in ancient Tripolis
Ancient city of Laodicea attracts visitors from all over the world
A Tour around Stratonikeia
Digging season ends at Zeugma
Aphrodite head found in ancient Hierapolis
Imperial Temple in Stratonikeia ancient city being restored
Restoration work continues at Hierapolis theatre
Ancient city of Iasos rises out of the ashes
Sculpture of a woman discovered in Kaunos
Ancient stones serve as tourist site (restoration in Stratonikeia)
Pagan-era rock tombs unearthed in southeastern part of Turkey
Myndos city becomes new tourist attraction
Bergama area to become 3D
Historical Roman baths come to light at Stratonikeia
Excavations reveal Roman traces at Hierapolis theatre
Hierapolis theatre to be brought back into use
Italians and Turks to cooperate on Hierapolis
History revived in ancient city of Stratonikeia
Laodicea excavation reveals symbols
Laodicea becoming new Ephesus
Roman Era Mosaic Tiles found in Milas
Sculpture of the Head of Artemis found in Alabanda
Mythological theater reliefs found in Muğla (Stratonikeia)
Gymnasium in Stratonikeia to be recreated using digital technology
‘Gate to Hell’ dug up in Hierapolis
Headless statues unearthed in Aphrodisias excavations
Ancient paintings discovered in Aydın
Drawings dating back 8,000 years found on cave walls near Karakaya