Perge Ancient City
Ruined Roman city famed for its colonnaded street, monumental gates, and exceptional sculptures.
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This guide to Perge Ancient City in Antalya centers on Plancia Magna, a widow of senatorial and Armenian royal blood who, around 119 AD, tore down the old Hellenistic gate and rebuilt the city's entrance in her own image. It follows how her statue program and inscriptions upended Roman convention, and the civic honor Perge granted her in return. Along the way it traces the city's long colonnaded street and the stepped water channel that once ran its length.
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