The Troad or Troas is a historical region in northwestern Anatolia. It corresponds with the Biga Peninsula in the Çanakkale Province of modern Turkey. Bounded by the Dardanelles to the northwest, by t
Part of the walls of Troy
Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Med
The henges in Göbekli Tepe were erected as far back as 9,600 BCE.
The Sphinx Gate in Hattusa
The Theatre at Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum) was built in the 4th century BCE by Mausolus, the Persian satrap (governor) of Caria. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus was built by the Romans in 114–117. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, built by king Croesus of Lydia in the 6th century BC, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.