Although since the decline of what we now call Ancient Greece, it took about three millennia, this civilization left a myriad of monuments. Ruins of ancient cities are found throughout the Mediterranean, the number of them allows you to imagine the scale of the old civilization, and which, I must say, are amazing.
Despite the fact that over these three thousand years, over the territories which were once densely populated by the Hellenes, not just one wave of destructive earthquakes has swept, the climate has changed to such an extent that it has transformed fertile soils into arid semi-deserts, tourists from all over the world and today have the opportunity personally touch the ancient heritage.
Despite the fact that over these three thousand years, over the territories which were once densely populated by the Hellenes, not just one wave of destructive earthquakes has swept, the climate has changed to such an extent that it has transformed fertile soils into arid semi-deserts, tourists from all over the world and today have the opportunity personally touch the ancient heritage.
Where to see it all?
Primitive logic suggests that the monuments of ancient Greek culture should be in Greece, and that's where you need to go to see it all. On the one hand, this is certainly so. And the sacred Olympus Mountain, and Athens and the ruins of ancient Sparta, are exactly there. But on the other hand, everything is much more complicated.
Greek colonies, although they cannot be Greek as then there was no such a word - Greece, they occupied vast territories all over the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Modern Greece, only a small part of its ancient ancestor, the remains of its former greatness are in the territory of modern Bulgaria and Macedonia, and in the Crimea, and somewhere else, only God knows where. But the largest number of ancient monuments is not even in Greece but in the territory of modern Turkey.
Being on vacation in Turkey, especially on the coast of the Aegean Sea, anyone will be amazed by the abundance of ancient ruins. On the territory of modern Turkey, there were two of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Unfortunately, they did not survive to the present day, but, for example, the amphitheatre of Halicarnassus, located on the territory of modern Bodrum, simply surprises with the degree of its preservation.
Greek colonies, although they cannot be Greek as then there was no such a word - Greece, they occupied vast territories all over the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Modern Greece, only a small part of its ancient ancestor, the remains of its former greatness are in the territory of modern Bulgaria and Macedonia, and in the Crimea, and somewhere else, only God knows where. But the largest number of ancient monuments is not even in Greece but in the territory of modern Turkey.
Being on vacation in Turkey, especially on the coast of the Aegean Sea, anyone will be amazed by the abundance of ancient ruins. On the territory of modern Turkey, there were two of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Unfortunately, they did not survive to the present day, but, for example, the amphitheatre of Halicarnassus, located on the territory of modern Bodrum, simply surprises with the degree of its preservation.
Here, nearby, there was so famous Troy, sung by Homer. Moreover, the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis are situated close to the tambourine terraces of Pamukkale, a city whose population in its high-day period exceeded one hundred thousand people.
All of the above makes travelling to these countries, not only pleasant but also fascinating. The realization of the former greatness makes history not only a paragraph in the school textbook but also a part of our own lives.
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