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'City of gladiators' awaits visitors in Turkey
'City of gladiators' awaits visitors in Turkey
The ancient city of Kibyra, also known as the “city of gladiators,” in southwestern Turkey lures visitors with its rich cultural heritage. (Photos: Alamy)
The 2,300-year-old city is located among juniper and cedar forests in the Gölhisar district of Burdur province at an altitude of 1,350 meters.
It is admired by many for its magnificent 10,400-person-capacity stadium built with Roman and Byzantine architectural tradition, its odeon (music house) covered with the Medusa mosaic, the Late Roman bath, agoras, main street, theatre with a capacity of 9,000, and underground chamber tombs.
The 2,000-year-old “snake-haired, sharp-toothed female monster” figure, the Medusa mosaic, which adorns the orchestra section of the 3,600-seat Odeon in Kibyra, also attracts the attention of visitors.
The ancient city is on the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List since 2016.
According to archaeological sources, the ancient city was known for its military characteristics with more than 30,000 infantries and over 2,000 mounted troops.
The city is home to the longest gladiator friezes in Turkey and huge monumental structures.
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