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"No man can cross the same river
twice, because neither the man nor the river are the
same" by Herakleitos from Ephesus
On this trip guests are guided through an in-depth
examination of the Greco-Roman civilization in Western Asia Minor. The
Aeolian and Ionian cities along the west coast of Anatolia were founded
around 1000 B.C. while the Eastern Greek world made its first cultural gains
at the beginning of the 7th century BC.
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The Hittites and Phrygians |
| Since the time
of the Bible, the land and people of Anatolia have
played a major role in the history of civilizations.
From the dawn of time it was in Anatolia that the
history of mankind began to unfold. Some of the earliest
towns ever established existed on its soil. Writing was
first employed in Anatolia in the days of the city-states.
Thousands of Assyrian cuneiform tablets have been found
in the Assyrian colony of Kültepe. These tablets
represent priceless windows into the contemporary life.
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Exotic Eastern Anatolia & The Urartians |
| Conducted by a Turkish specialist and
augmented with contributions from academics and curators
at local universities and museums in Eastern Turkey. With the dawning of the twentieth
century, a long forgotten culture has been rediscovered
in the Anatolian Highlands of Asia Minor.
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Discover Turkey By Land and Sea |
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"The boat's gentle shifting awakened me. We were
anchored in a forested cove on the southern coast of
Turkey, in a region known for at least twenty-five years
as Lycia. Another sunlit morning lay ahead: long swims,
fragrant coffee and fruit, and exploration of whatever
ancient theaters, temple tombs, and half-sunken ruins
were at hand along this peaceful coast.
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