History!!!

Today, we drove north for some historic touring.

First, we visited the ancient village of Yesilyurt, in the mountains. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

 

 

We then drove to Assos. The city was founded from 1000 to 900 BC.  This picture shows a bridge from possibly the Roman Empire time periods.

 

 

 This is the Roman Amphitheater

 

 This is looking down on the entrance to the old city.

  The settlers built a Doric Temple to Athen on top in 530 BC. Some of the pillars of this huge temple are still standing.  (this is a picture, so you can see what it looked like)

 

 

 

 In 348 BC Aristotle came and built a school for philosophers. The ruins of the school are still visible.

 

 

 

 

 

The apostle Paul traveled in Assos on his journey from Greece to Jerusalem.

Act 20:13-14  But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.  And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. 

There is a newer dock at Assos now. The dock that Paul would have walked on to board the ship is under the sea,  but the rocks are very visible through the clear water.  Amazing to think that we walked where the apostle Paul walked.