The Western Shores of Turkey

Autorentext
John Freely

Klappentext
Resting on two continents, Turkey reflects and absorbs the cultures of both East and West and nowhere is this more evident than along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. This is a land immersed in history and mythology: it is where Anthony met Cleopatra, where Herodotus, the "father" of history, was born and where legendary battles were fought--from Alexander the Great to Gallipoli. The Western Shores of Turkey is the distillation of a succession of journeys that John Freely made along this coast--an odyssey spanning a quarter of a century. By bus, car and caique, on foot and post boat, from Istanbul to Antakya (Antioch) on the Syrian border, he discovered the charm of modern Turkey and the wonders of its past. The result is both an informative guide and a remarkable travelogue for all who follow in his footsteps.


Inhalt
Illustrations * Acknowledgements * A note on Turkish spelling and pronunciation * IntroductionThe Hellespontine Shores * Troy and the Trojan Plain * The Troad * The Gulf of Edremit * Pergamum and the Attalids * The Aeolian Shore * Izmir, the Ancient Smyrna * Ancient Lydia: The Hermus Valley and Sardis * The Northern Ionian Shore * Ephesus and the Mother Goddess * The Maeander Valley and Aphrodisias * Miletus and the Vanished Splendours of Ionia * The Carian Hills * Bodrum, the Ancient Halicarnassus * The Ceramic Gulf * Cnidus and the Southern Shore of Caria * From caria to Lycia * The Xanthus Valley and the Tomb of Bellerophon * The Western Lycian Shore * The Eastern Lycian Shore * The Pamhylian Plain * The Cicilian Shore * To the 'Fair Crown of the Orient' * Chronology * Turkish Glossary * Architectural Glossary * Bibliography * Index

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