Friday, July 20, 2012

Temple of Aphrodite.

I cannot believe how complete the stadium at Aphrodite is....how well preserved it is, and how flipping huge it is--- I couldn't even get it in one picture from where we were allowed to be.

All of it under a functioning farming town that was eventually forced to move in order to accommodate the archaeological dig. The stadium? Under some guy's tobacco field. Museum store? Mayor's house. I like that the national government prioritized their history (they paid to move the town), but I totally get how pissed the townspeople were at having to move.

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