guy Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) I was never aware of this castle’s existence in Diyarbakir, Turkey: Quote “The castle's location used to be a strategic point between the ancient cities of Amida, Dara, Edessa and Nisibis. It was also located along “The Royal Road,” which was a trading and military route. It witnessed massive struggles between the two great powers of the time, namely the Romans and the Sassanids. The most important structure unearthed at the Zerzevan Castle has been the Mithraeum, a temple of Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries, which was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras.“ https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/photographers-at-picturesque-roman-castle-in-turkeys-diyarbakir/news Edited August 22, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novosedoff Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Thanks for sharing this. I do believe that from historical and archeological perspective Turkey is probably the most interesting country in the world. A Russian guy who worked in Turkey made the below map on which he marked the known historical attractions of antiquity/ medieval / natural and modern periods: http://tur.egorl.ru/ There is also the Android version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.egorl.dostur With Google translate function enabled this may give some interesting information for anyone who is planning to pay a visit to Turkey Edited August 3, 2021 by Novosedoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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