The Greek Roman influence is evident throughout Cyprus but especially at the archeological sites like Kourion, which is an ancient city kingdom. The Amphitheatre is the star attraction and there is concerts, shows and plays here held throughout the summer months. The city has passed through different phases from Roman, to Christian periods and it has a very large market place within the city walls. The large Amphitheatre sits 2000 spectators today and its where mostly gladiator games were held. The theatre dates back to second century before Christ,originally it was smaller but the Romans decided to make it bigger in the second century after Christ. There were plays in the forum 3500 spectators as you can see today it has place for 1500. The actors wore masks and they were called hypocrites. The English word hypocrisy comes from the actors who were wearing these masks and covering their true face. All the actors in that time were men. The role of women was always played by men. Also the cost of theatre was paid by rich people for the poor, It was a place were the spectators could watch their Greek tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. One of the most striking sights here is the beautiful floor mosaics in the city and they are mostly found in the house of Achileas. Just three kilometers away from Kourion city lies another famous landmark. The sanctuary of Apollo and its stunning Cypro-Corinthian columns. This was a place of worship for a woodland god dating …
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Hos geldiniz means welcome and is probably the most frequently used phrase in the Turkish language. Turkey is truly the land of welcomes.Turkish people are, by nature, very open, warm, friendly, honest and welcoming. Indeed many people say that Turks are very similar in nature to Irish and they certainly share our sense of humour and our ability to enjoy a joke – even at our own expense. Turkey is a vast country stretching from the Black Sea in the north to the Mediterranean in the south and from the barren east to the sparkling blue waters of the Aegean Sea in the west. It is here on the Aegean coast that the most popular tourist resorts are located including our featured resorts of Bodrum and Kusadasi. Turkey is steeped in history and almost every road you travel has sites and ruins whose names feature boldly in the histories of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Perhaps, most surprising for the newcomer, is the number of Christian sites dating from the time of Christ and the apostles and of course the house of the Virgin Mary located close to Kusadasi. The highest mountain peak in Turkey is Mount Ararat which, according to the Old Testament, was where Noahs ark came to rest as the great flood subsided.
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