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The Temple of Zeus at Euromos is to me the perfect ruined Greek temple.  Set in a forest of olive trees just east of the D525 highway between Selcuk (Ephesus) and Bodrum (25 km/16 miles SE of Lake Bafa, 13 km/8 miles NW of Milas), just south of the village of Selimiye (map), the Corinthian temple almost looks like a Hollywood set, except it's for real.  A shrine may have existed here from the 6th century BCE.  Believed to date from the time of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE), the Temple of Zeus Lepsynus and its precinct were excavated by Turkish archeologists starting in 1969. Look carefully and you'll see that some of the columns are unfluted, meaning perhaps that the temple was never finished.  Located about a mile south of the village of Selimiye, the temple area has no services, although there may be a villager selling cold drinks.  Stop for a half-hour's look if you're driving south from ?zmir or Ephesus headed for Milas, Bodrum or Marmaris.  This is actually a much larger archeological site than just the temple. The hillside to the east is littered with ruins, and if you spend an hour hiking around you can find a theater, an agora and massive defensive walls.
The ancient city of Limyra Ancient City in Finike, Antalya. Aerial view. The ancient city of Limyra is located in Saklisu Village of Finike, Antalya, consists of the acropolis with the early period buildings and the flat terrain inside the Roman and East Roman city walls
View from above on Petra Theather, Jordan
Old ruins in the Turris Libisonis Archaeological Park in Porto Torres, a city in north-west of Sardinia founded during the 1st century BC
Palestra Ruins, Olympia Site, Peloponnese, Greece
Hill fort 'Castro' of Castrolandín, IV BC to I century AC, Cuntis, Pontevedra province, Galicia, Spain. High angle view of an Archaeological excavation horizontal close-up view , forest landscape in the background. .The Hill fort 'Castro' of  Castrolandín is completely public free access.
Hierapolis, Turkey - September 14, 2022: Ruins in ancient city of Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey.
Tripolis is an ancient city in Buldan, Denizli, Turkey. The majority of the structures reached today are from Roman period dates back to centuries A.D. I-III
Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria
The Doric temple Parthenon at Acropolis hill. Athens, Greece.
Scenic view of ruins of old city, details of famous historical archaeological site with columns, ancient Roman structure in Jerash, Jordan.
Beijing, China - December 10, 2015: Yuanmingyuan Ruins, previous Imperial Garden of Qing Dynasty, built in the 18th and early 19th century, ruined by British and French invaders in 1860.
Hierapolis Ancient City, Denizli, Turkey - May 20, 2023: Ruins of the Temple of Apollo.
Archaeological site, Beit Shean, Israel
Closeup view of Temple of Apollo, Corinth, Greece
Ancient theater.
Pompeii, Campania, Italy – October 14, 2021: Interior of the Pompeii Archaeological Park
It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and turned into a ruin by the Heruli in 267 AD. -
Scenic view of ruins of old city, details of famous historical Roman Theater, ancient structure at sunset in Jerash, Jordan.
The classical view from Campidoglio. Imperial Rome - the famous ancient Forum viewed from Campidoglio (one of the seven hills of Rome). Vestiges of the best of Roman architecture in ruins in their famous capital - once considered the centre of the whole civilised world. In the foreground, are the ruins of the Temple of Saturn. Dating back to 497 BC and 42 BC the ruins represent the third incarnation of the temple in 283 AD after fire destroyed the earlier temple. The gold and silver reserves of the Republic of Rome were stored in the Aerarium (Treasury) in this temple. In the far background, the ruins of the Colosseum can be seen. Hundreds of tourists walk past the ruins. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format. Copy space.
Jerash, Jordan - November 7, 2022: Square with row of Corinthian columns of Oval Forum Plaza and Cardo Maximus, high angle view
Tetrapylon, gateway to Temple of Aphrodite at Aphrodisias, Turkey. Aphrodisias is a well preserved ancient Greek city in Turkey.
Building of Academy in Athens, Greece
Stone carving of the EPHESUS site
Early bronze age tombs in Alacahoyuk. Alacahoyuk is the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement. Corum, Turkey - August 27, 2023.
Rome, Italy – March 18, 2012: The ancient Colosseum of Rome from outside
Aydin, Turkey - September 22, 2013: Still image of the famous amphitheater of ancient Greek city of Miletus in modern Turkey, near Aydin province. A visitor group and some other tourists are present. They are listening the guides. Aydin mountains are in the background.
Turkey Izmir Ephesus Ancient City
Tetrapylon, gateway to Temple of Aphrodite at Aphrodisias, Turkey. Aphrodisias is a well preserved ancient Greek city in Turkey.
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