We visited the ruins of the old city of Smyrna
The rain had stopped [temorarily] when we arrived.
Based on excavations, this is how the city was laid out.
John Lee giving his first on-site talk.
Wandering the city with the Temple of Athena in the background.
Temple of Athena
Building wall
The city of Izmir surrounds the site.
A spring day in Smyrna
City walls
Izmir is a hilly place
The signage was pretty good here
We have arrived at New Smyrna. Alexandar the Great "suggested" that a city should be built here
There is a great deal of work being done on this site which is also in the city of Izmir.
This used to be under a parking lot and other buildings
There was also a graveyard over the site
Waiting to be placed
Smyrna was a business hub and we are headed into its office buildings (the basilica, not a church)
Some of the site is easy to access
Looking up to the [current] ground level