Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS:10x19 antik kentler 8/1/11 10:51 AM Sayfa
There are a number of secret tunnels along the road leading to the
acropolis. The marble tower north of the acropolis was built by Antiochos
III (223-187 BC). There are numerous Sardian funeral tumuli located north
west of Salihli on the shores of Lake Marmara at the place called
Bintepeler. Some of the largest burial mounds in Asia Minor are to be
found here. Ninety have been identified (the Turkish name, which means
'thousands of hills’, is a bit of an overstatement) and they belonged to the
royal, noble, and merely wealthy inhabitants of Sardis. The largest mound
is that of King Alyattes and measures 69 m. high and 335 m. in diameter.
This mound may be reached by a two-hour trip over a dirt road.
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