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Ancient Tarsus
If you are the the modern city of Tarsus, you definitely should visit the ancient city. The oldest parts can be traced back till 4th millenium B.C. [...]
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Under the rule of this empire, Tarsus was influenced more and more by Greek culture and was eventually known as a cultural center. Not only did philosophers, linguists, and poets reside in the city, but Tarsus also had several schools akin to those in Athens. Before the middle of the 2nd century B.C., the city was known to have a library containing over 200,000 books. Sometime over the next century, Tarsus became subject to Rome and was made the capital of Cilicia which was a Roman province. By this time, Tarsus was a booming metropolis and was named Juliopolis in honor of Julius Caesar. This was the city where Marc Antony and [...]

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