Alaşehir
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Alaşehir is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 971 km2, and its population is 104,717 (2022). It is situated in the valley of the Kuzuçay, at the foot of the Bozdağ Mountain. The town is connected to İzmir by a 105 km (65 mi) railway.
Church of St John, Philadelphia (Alaşehir)
St. Jean Church, carved stone slab lying on the floor in Alaşehir
St. Jean Church, carved stone slab lying on the floor in Alaşehir
Church of St. John.
Sardis
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Sardis or Sardes was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Now an active archaeological site, it is located in modern day Turkey, in Manisa Province near the town of Sart.
The Greek gymnasium of Sardis
View of the citadel from below
This 6th century coin reflects the Sardians' interest in glyptic art.
The lydion was an everyday pottery shape used for cosmetics.