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Meet at Antalya harbor and drive to Aspendos Theatre,
Old city Kaleici, Clock Tower.Come back to Antalya
harbour and free time for shopping.
Aspendos Theatre - Aspendos is known for his best-preserved
theater of antiquity with seating for 15.000. Still
used today, the theater's galleries, stage
decorations and acoustics all testify to the
architects success. Nearby stand the remains of a
basilica, agora and one of the largest aqueducts in
Anatolia.
Aspendus was a major port city in the Roman period
with the navigable river of Koprucay. Visitors
usually only see the theater on the hillside,
however the aqueduct is also recommended.
According to ancient tradition the city was founded
by Mopsus in the 13C BC. In the 6C BC the Lydian
King Croesus took Aspendus. After Cyrus’s victory
over Croesus in the same century the city became
Persian. In the 5C BC Aspendus minted its own silver
coins. Alexander the Great took over from the
Persians in the 4C BC. In the Roman period Aspendus
entered into good relations with Rome.
Duration : 6 hours
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