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Caria![]() Aphrodisias, Turkey. An ancient city of the Caria region in southwestern Asia Minor (now Turkey), Aphrodisias was a favourite of Julius Caesar. The ruins of the city include bathhouses, a stadium, a theatre, a market, and the Temple of Aphrodite (shown here). The temple was originally built around the time of the birth of Christ, and was reconstructed as a Christian basilica in the 5th century.
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| Carians in Sardis, JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL STUDIES 94: 96-99. the Carians found peace through marriage, Caesar was bound to Pompey through it, and Alexander could not have joined Asia to Europe by any other means. |
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