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 The Captives of Olden Times [Int.R.G.]
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Leave an incredible experience of achievements and awareness in Hellenistic Miletus…Walk through the city, discuss and act according the customs of the inhabitants and meet famous individuals. Help them in their problems, play the game and answer their questions.Few thinks about Miletus:
It is the most prominent of all Ionian cities. The original founders of the city is not known exactly. According to Homer, as he mentioned in IIliad, Miletus was founded by Carians. On the other hand, the famous geographer Strabon claimed that the founder of the city were Cretans. There are signs which indicate that the history of the settlement into the city goes back to the neolithic ages.
The great historian Herodotus was saying that the Ionians under the leadership of Neilos, conquered Miletus , whose inhabitants were Carians and Cretans, in the 11th century. This event points to the beginning of the recorded history of the city. In a short time Miletus became prosperous. As a port, commercial importance of the city growed immediately. The city people established 70 colonies around the various regions of Anatolia.
The city became an important Ionian center of arts, science and culture. The historians Anaximander, Aneximenes, the philosopher of the nature Thales ( mathematician, physicist and also a merchant), the geographers Kadmos and Hecataeus all lived in Miletus at the same time.
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The Ionic Stoa (1 posts)
The Delphinium (- posts)
Nimphaeum (- posts)
Walls (- posts)
The Altar Of Poseidon (1 posts)
The Theater (- posts)
The Stadium (- posts)
The Gymnasium (- posts)
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