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Roman Castle & Granary , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Roman castle on the hill, ancient granary and helical staircase at ancient Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Tekir Ambarı, Silifke, Turkey. Large pottery was the most common use of storage.

Castle of Seleucia, Silifke, Mersin, Turkey: Located a few miles from the mouth of the Göksu River, ancient Calycadnus, Seleucia was founded by Seleucus I Nicator in the early 3rd century BCE, one of several cities he named after himself after Alexander the Great.

Romans vs. Ottomans , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Medieval Corner: Roman defense wall against Seljuq minaret and kümbet, classic Turkish architecture in Antalya citadel.

Hadrian's Gate, Antalya , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . The Hadrian's Gate, Hadrianus Gate or Üçkapılar, meaning the Three Gates in Turkish, is a triumphal arch which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who visited Antalya in 130 A.D. It has three arched gates. According to the legend, Sultan Belkis, the Queen of Sheba, is said to have passed under those gates and enjoyed a happy day in the palace in Aspendos on her way to visit King Solomon.

Letter from thousands of years ago: Hittite cuneiform is the implementation of cuneiform script used in writing the Hittite language. The surviving corpus of Hittite texts is preserved in cuneiform on clay tablets dates to the 2nd millennium BC (roughly spanning the 17th to 12th centuries).

Amphorae , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Amphorae first appeared on the Syrian coast around the 15th century BC and spread around the ancient world, being used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as the principal means for transporting and storing grapes, olive oil, wine, oil, olives, grain, fish, and other commodities. They were produced on an industrial scale from Greek times and used around the Mediterranean until about the 7th century. Wooden and skin containers seem to have supplanted amphorae thereafter.

Dusk at Lake Uluabat Bursa , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Dusk at ancient Lake Apolloniatis at ancient Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Gölyazı, Bursa.