Reminiscing past Turkish travels, the ancient ruins of Hierapolis are an outstanding city near the cotton fortress of Pumukkale, now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The city is believed to be founded as a thermal spa around about the 2nd century BC and rebuilt on numerous occasions after devastating earthquakes leveled this and other cities of the era. Natural disasters really caused havoc in this region, some cities were abandoned after such cataclysmic natural events whilst others were repeatedly rebuilt.
The Greek style theatre is cut into a hill slope, as I am lead to believe, the Greeks utilised the ground for structural support whilst the Romans designed and built free standing structures. Needless to say, this is an amazing structure excavated - you just don't see such antiquities in my country of origin. A trip to the old world is a life experience not to be forgotten.
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