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The wonders of Aphrodisias

In the first of two parts, writer Glenn Maffia takes a closer at the archaeological site of Aphrodisias. It delighted me immensely to recently read that the Aphrodisias Archaeology Workshop shall resume after the Covid enforced hiatus of two years. Learning to care This initiative, set in motion in 2018, fulfils an important educational and…

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What fate awaits Didyma’s Apollon Temple?

By Glenn Maffia And so it begins. When friends from many a foreign shore start to descend into this timeless ancient Ionian landscape. Full with wonderment and, contrary to the sun-seeking hordes, a thirst for what remains of our shared historic past. Though we have been known to quench the dusty dryness with a cold…

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