Priene 

Priene, one of our beautiful historical places, whose road sign you will notice on the way to Bodrum, lies at the skirts of Mykele Mountain, wathcing the grassy plain underneeth.

The plain , which at a time was actually part of the Aegean Sea, was filled by the threat of the Meander River to bury it. As a result of that, having lost its coast, the city lost its importance. Later on, in 350 B.C., the city whose ruins can be seen today was founded. No remainings belonging to the prior city had been found.

Today, you can see the old water cisterns, tamples of Egyiptian Kings and the Theatre. The council meetings were held in the theatre, and the king would sit in the middle. The city was formed in accordance to the plan of Hippodamos.

The Byzantinium Church, gymnasion, The Bath, Demeter temenos and the Athena tample are a must to see. The Council meetings were also held in the Bouleuterion, whose capacity is 640 people. The most spesific speciality of this building was the ever burning flame, which was believed to be holly. There were houses and markets on two sides of the main road. Some of the pillars of the Athena Tample were restored and some of the monuments belonging to the alter had been carried to the ?stanbul Archeology Museum.

The city, in chronological order, was ruled by first Alexander the Great, Pergamon Kimgdom, Roman Empire and last of all the Byzantiniums untill 12. century.

We visited Priene for you. Emazed by the majesty of the Mykele Mountain and the view of the large lowland, we fell into dreams and felt as if the holly flame was still by us...


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