Hierapolis - east wall by brewgirlca
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Continuing my exploration of ancient Turkey, I am going to spend time in my favourite ancient site, Heirapolis. Why my favourite? Well the site is just huge, here we see only a part of the eastern wall as it sprawls across a vast mountain slope. It has way less people traffic than say Ephesis, so you actually have lots of space to be alone - and I like that.
Hierapolis was founded by the Greeks as a thermal spa in the 2nd Century BCE. It became Roman in 133 B.C. when the last Atalid king of Pergamon died and he willed it to the Romans.
It was destroyed by powerful earthquakes 2 times in the first century CE but it was such a popular site is was rebuilt both times and became most prominent in 2nd century CE with a population of 100,000 people! It was a powerful Byzantine center until the 7th century when is was over run by Persian armies. In 1354 it was finally destroyed in a huge regional earthquake and eventually became covered with travertine rocks.
More details on specific features to follow.
I put a posterize filter on this to give it a more gritty yet defined feel.
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Comments (28)
barryjeffer
this is an amazing shot of an absolutely amazing site... thanks for sharing!!
galung
Wow...indah sekali hampir mirip fantasi
Faemike55
Very beautiful area Looks like a lot of fun to explore thank you for sharing
Dreamdesigner
Wonderful capture Roxy;Thank you for these great pictures and historical info of Anatolian historical places!Earthquake threat is always a great danger for our historical buildings and ruins in Türkiye(TURKEY)But I must say;these Ancient buildings are much more robust then ours!:-)))Thanks again for your excellent shot's and renders my friend!:-)))))))
zil2008
Wow super shot. Bet though the photo doesn't do the place justice. It looks fasinating.
SidheRoseGraphics
An amazing place full of so much history. You are most fortunate to have been able to go there. I hope we'll see more of it when you post another Turkey image, Roxy. So it was covered by the accretions of the minerals from the baths (the travertine)? That's interesting!
MineFujiko
Happy New Year to you, Roxy-sensei! I seem to see that the cavalry soldiers with the sword run fast in this picture.
eekdog
i want to thank you my friend not only again for the lovely gift, but your wonderful photography, i have a passion for amazing photos and you really come up with some dandys hon. well shot my friend, love the view. 8++
magnus073
Really love the way you captured this place Roxie, and thank you so much for the highly detailed description of it's rich history.
twelvemark21
Wonderful capture (and again, I do love the history lesson!)
Chipka
This is superb. As I've said before, I have lots of catching up to do, but I couldn't resist this. It's funny, too, because I tend to listen to movie soundtracks and as I write this, I'm listening to the score to 300. I can't say that it's my favorite film score, but there are selections that are quite evocative and outstanding. I bring this up because this image perfectly matches a piece of music I'm listening to now. I love it when music and image fit together perfectly! I love the bleakness of this shot. There's an austerity here that really appeals to me, and then there's that wall; it reminds me of the wall described in Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea novels...the wall behind which the dead dwell...it's only waist high, but it's impassable. All of that has something to do with this image simply because there's a wonderful starkness to it that allows you to import whatever it is that you feel is important to the image. That's what I like about photography in general; you're stuck with pulling something out of something that's already there. In rendering, you're in greater control, which provides a completely different set of challenges involving putting stuff in. I love thinking about those distinctions and finding ways to blur lines. If you're interested, Click Here to hear what I was listening to when I peeked at, and totally fell into, this image.
vaggabondd
nice shot with a great description my friend :)
RodS
Fascinating shot, Roxy - I love the way the wall (or what's left of it) just leads your eye right into the picture, right to the distant hills. What a wonderful trip that must have been - to walk on such ancient and historic ground. Inspiring to say the least. And you choice of filters is just perfect - most excellent!
shingleboot
That is a very beautiful scene
odile
I like your travel photos! They are always fascinating and your narrative,so full of details, is so interesting to read!
renecyberdoc
you are walking on biblic and holy grounds so to speak must be a special athmosphere.
fallen21
Fantastic landscape, an excellent shot.
vitachick
Excellant history of the site. Agree the choice of filter really enhanced the poto!
3dpoetry
Awesome in full view, Great shot Roxy
nefertiabet
Wow, fantastic landscape and shot my friend!!!
capelito
Wonderful capture.
vyktohria
Just beautiful...and I soooooo know & LOVE that feeling of openness...100,000? WOW! That's incredible!
tamburro
Fantastic shot, great work Roxy!!! Hugs:)
adorety
Cool pic and fascinating facts. Looking at such ruins, it's sometimes hard to imagine there was once such a dense population. Very cool.
drifterlee
Beautiful shot!!!!!!!
RJS
A brilliant capture, Roxy. Your skill as a photographer is as great as your skill at rendering. And thanks for the snippet of history. It really helps to put the scene in context. It is saddening, though, to see how much has been lost in the haze of time. In my mind's eye I can "see" the bustling metropolis where some 100,000 people lived and worked. And now, it is a wasteland. Perhaps this is a lesson in the futility of our existence, eh?
Rhanagaz
Fine capture and fine narrative! :o)
Blush
Fantastic image Hugs Susan~