On this trip we examine the Greco-Roman civilisations in Western Asia Minor in depth. The Aeolian and Ionian cities on the west coast of Anatolia were founded around 1000 B.C. The East Greek world made its first cultural gains at the beginning of the 7th century. The originality of East Greek art and culture owes a considerable debt to its long-standing contact with the indigenous Lydian, Lycian and Carian cultures in Anatolia, not forgetting the Phrygians. The Ionian civilization was a product of the co-existence of Greek people with the natives of Asia Minor.

     The voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, legends of the Hellespont, the Iliad of Homer, Alexander the Great's pilgrimage to Troy, Cleanthes of Assos, the Library of Pergamum, the legend of Asclepius, Coinage & Customs of the Lydians, the wealth of Croesus, the Temple of Diana, Science and Philosophy in Miletus, the Oracle at Didyma will assist us to comprehend the creativity and inspiration of the period.


   Tour is limited to max 12 participants

Tour dates:  18April -  02 May 2007  02 - 16 May 2007  03 - 17 October 2007

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