Priene City Wall Main Gate

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Bias, one of the seven wise men of the ancient times, grew up in Priene. Priene is one of the twelve Ionian cities and a typical Greek city with no Roman buildings. As alluvium from the Maiandros began filling in the city, Alexander the Great found a solution by relocating the city upstream after his visit in 334 BC. A Macedonian king bestowed the Temple of Athena to the city.

 

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Photograph by: Bükre Oturgan

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