İhsaniye

A large and important Greco Roman city that served as the capital of the Roman province of Asia Minor before Ephesus. 1st is the main city gate. The next 2 look at monumental parts of the city, includng one of the colonnaded streets. 4th looks at the remains of the acropolis, while the 5th is in the Roman baths, one of the largest I've seen.
The last is for you church history types. In the back of the photo, to the right, lower on the hill is s light colored structure. Local tradition holds that this is the spot where the apostle Paul first preached in Perge during his 1st missionary journey. It's a new experience for me to be walking on the very stones someone as important as Paul would have trod.Read more