Perge, Antalya  2005

Perga is an archaeological site. There were numerous excavations and discoveries since 1946. Ancient Perge, one of the chief cities of Pamphylia, was situated between the Rivers Catarrhactes (Duden Nehri) and Cestrus (Aksu). Its ruins include a theatre, a palaestra, a temple of Artemis and two churches. The temple of Artemis was located outside the town. Many of the coins struck in the city portrayed both the goddess and her sanctuary. Another big ancient city in the area is Selge, Pisidia, located about 20km to the northeast. The Perge has been dubbed as "Turkey's second Zeugma" for the alluring appearance of the mosaics that have been unearthed so far. In 2003, archaeologists discovered well-preserved Greek mosaics showcasing Oceanus and Medusa. In 2017, discovered a mosaic depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia. A 1,700-year-old full-body statue of a dressed female with her broken head from the Hellenistic period was revealed by archaeologists headed by Sedef Cokay Kepce in July 2020. (en.wikipedia.org)