Myra Old City

Myra is an ancient city where St. Nicholas ministered (see other post). This is a Greco- Roman city, as much of what is here predates the Romans. The most important part of this site are the rock hewn tombs, typical of Lycian burials. Several pictures look at these. The 4th picture is of an arch at the theater. The importance here is the stonework. It is finely dressed and placed without mortar, typically hellenistic. 5 looks up to the location of the acropolis.
The last picture is another for church history types. This is nesrby Andriake harbor, albeit with 2,000 years of erosion and sedimentation. This is the port where Paul changed ships on his way to Rome. It amazes me to be in places I read about in history.Leggi altro