Descrizione

Paperback. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English and Turkish. 243 p., richly color ills. Known as "Magnesia" in Antiquity and "Magnesia ad Sipylum" in the Roman Empire Period, Manisa is a city founded on the skirts of Spylum Mountain. This book, prepared in Turkish and English as a joint work of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Yapi Kredi Publishing, sheds light on the past of Manisa. In the first part of the book, the geography and history of Manisa are discussed. Some important artifacts and monumental structures such as Ulu Camii, Muradiye Camii, Sultan Camii, Hatuniye Camii, Kybele Rock Monument, Kula Houses, Bintepe, and some ruins and protected areas such as Akdegirmen Höyügü, Kayislar Höyügü, Magnesia Ad Sipylum, Stratonikria/Hadrianapolis, Sardis is also covered in detail in this section.