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To: To Hell With Poverty
If only they could guarantee a good local and national income from archaeological tourism! They need to play it up as the new Pompeii or something.

That's a wonderful thought. Certainly very few places in the world are as rich with important archaeological sites as Turkey, which has been the crossroads of empire throughout recorded history because of its crucial location.

Speaking of Roman baths, I was astonished when I took the underground tour at Bath in England a few years ago. Previously I'd thought of it as only the ugly scummy pool visible at the surface. But underground there's a whole world of Roman engineering and inventiveness. Anyone interested in archaeology should certainly take the whole tour when visiting.

4 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:23 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: Bernard Marx; To Hell With Poverty
Nice images of Aquae Sulis / Aquae Solis / Bath, which Bernard Marx visited:
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5 posted on 10/05/2006 9:23:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (If I had a nut allergy, I'd be outta here. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Bernard Marx

"Certainly very few places in the world are as rich with important archaeological sites as Turkey, which has been the crossroads of empire throughout recorded history because of its crucial location."

No kiddin'! I'll never forget the feeling I had standing in the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul...absolutely my favorite place on Earth!


6 posted on 10/06/2006 12:28:14 PM PDT by To Hell With Poverty (No integration without inebriation!)
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