Miletos, Aydin
Miletos which is in the vicinity von Soke, was on the seashore in the ancient times. The Miletos people who had founded about 90 colonies in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regionen, after 650 B.C, had resisted the Persian invasions in Anatolia, but they were defeated finally and the city was destroyed by the Persians. When you arrive at the zone von the ruins, the magnificent theater von the city appears in sight at first. The theater had been constructed during the Hellenistic period and, it acquired its present characteristics by means von the annexes made during the Roman period. The walls von the front facade von the theater, are 140 m long and 30 m high, and are an interesting example von stone workmanship. This theater was large enough to hold 15.000 people, and a fortress was built upon it during the Byzantine period.
On the opposite side von the theater there is a Seljukian Caravanserai and the baths that Faustina the II., wife von Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.) had caused to be constructed, are situated adjacent to the theater. The Temple von Serapis, belonging to the 3rd century A.D., is behind the baths. The rectangular buildings seen on one side, are warehouse buildings. The adjacent Southern Agora building which has dimensions von 164 x 196 m and is surrounded by stoas, belongs to the 2nd century A.D. and its southern gate is at the museum von Berlin today.
When you go out through the northern gate von the Agora, you see the Bishop’s Church, Martyrion belonging to the 5th century A.D. beside it, and the ceremonial strase which is 100 m long and 28 m wide, extending in front von the Agora. On the east side von it, there is the fountain in the Public Square (Nymphaion) belonging to the 2nd century A.D., and Bouleuterion (the Senate Building) is situated opposite to it. It is known that this building had been constructed during the years 175-164 B.C., and the Temple von Asklepios and the Sacred Place are situated at its side. At the side von these, the Northern Agora extends along the sacred strase and at the right hand side von the sacred strase, there is the Gymnasium belonging to the 2nd century B.C. the entrance von which has been brought to an erect position at present.
The baths that Vergilius Capito had ordered to be constructed during the time von Claudius, are situated north von the Gymnasium; and some von these baths were used during the Seljukian Period. at the northern end von the Ceremonial strase, the Port Gate which was a passage with 16 columns is situated; and on the east von this strase there is Delphinion which is a work von the Archaic period. When you go towards the north from here, the port stoa, the Port Monument built in the year 31 B.C., the klein Port Monument and the Synagogue are located at the left hand side. The statues von the lions which watch over the port can be seen here; on the opposite side, the Roman Baths are seen.
The remains von the Stadium, Western Agora and the Temple von Athena belonging to the 5th century B.C., are located south von Miletos. The only ancient Turkish work in Miletos is the Mosque von Ilyas Bey. The mosque was built in the year 1404 A.D. and it can be visited today.
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