Fülszöveg
APHRODISIAS
CITY OF VENUS APHRODITE
KENAN T. ERIM
Introduction by John Julius Norwich
Photography by Jonathan S. Blair,
David Brill and M. Ali Dogenci
Additional photographs by Kenan T. Erim,
Justin M. Gorence, Hal Robinson,
Adam Woolfit.
"I have selected this one city from all of Asia
as my own", said the Emperor Augustus.
Aphrodisias was the Florence of the Roman
world in a beautiful setting near a quarry of
peculiarly translucent marble. This city, two
and a half times the size of Pompeii, was a
wonder of the ancient world. It vanished
from history in an earthquake in the fourth
century ad and its temples, palaces,
amphitheatres, statues and archives slept
unplundered until rediscovered only forty
years ago. The author, Professor Kenan Erim,
is in charge of the dig which annually reveals
architectural and artistic marvels, chronicled
and pictured in this remarkable book. The
National Geographic Magazine has
photographed the process of their discovery....
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Fülszöveg
APHRODISIAS
CITY OF VENUS APHRODITE
KENAN T. ERIM
Introduction by John Julius Norwich
Photography by Jonathan S. Blair,
David Brill and M. Ali Dogenci
Additional photographs by Kenan T. Erim,
Justin M. Gorence, Hal Robinson,
Adam Woolfit.
"I have selected this one city from all of Asia
as my own", said the Emperor Augustus.
Aphrodisias was the Florence of the Roman
world in a beautiful setting near a quarry of
peculiarly translucent marble. This city, two
and a half times the size of Pompeii, was a
wonder of the ancient world. It vanished
from history in an earthquake in the fourth
century ad and its temples, palaces,
amphitheatres, statues and archives slept
unplundered until rediscovered only forty
years ago. The author, Professor Kenan Erim,
is in charge of the dig which annually reveals
architectural and artistic marvels, chronicled
and pictured in this remarkable book. The
National Geographic Magazine has
photographed the process of their discovery.
This dazzling array can now be seen in this
ruined metropolis in south western Turkey
Vissza