<< Our Photo Pages >> Sardis Temple of Artemis - Ancient Temple in Turkey
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Sardis Temple of ArtemisCountry: Turkey Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Manisa Nearest Village: Salihli
Latitude: 38.479170N Longitude: 28.031395E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Sardis was, until 549 BCE, the capital of the kingdom of Lydia when I was conquered by the Medes under Cyrus the great. Thereafter it was ruled by the Seleucids and the Romans.
The temple measured 99 metres by 46 metres but was never finished.
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