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A visit to Bodrum's Castle of St.
Peter is a must-see in Bodrum, and many visitors are surprised to find such riveting blend of ancient and modern
behind those imposing stone walls.
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EUROMOS
Standing magestically beside the main road between Milas and Lake Bafa is one of the best preserved temples in
Asia Minor. This is the Temple of Euromos. The temple was built in the 2nd century AD, and sixteen of its original
seventeen columns are still standing, complete with their architraves. It is believed that the temple
was never completed, as evidenced by three columns on the south and southwest sides which have no fluting, but
an archaeological survey in 1969 found an inscription from Hellenistic times which proved that the present temple
was built on the site of an even earlier one. The city of Euromos stood a short walk from the temple, to the north.
There you will find the remains of a round tower, dating from 300 BC, which was once part of the city wall and
from which it is possible to trace the wall which once enclosed a very large area. On the hillside above the plain
are the remains of a badly deteriorated west-facing theatre, best preserved in its northern corner. From the extent
of the ruins it appears that Euromos was a city of considerable wealth. Contemporan writings show that the citizens
livecl in some disharmony, although in apparent union with their more powerful neighbours at Mylasa. This union
did not last, for when Mylasa demanded recompense for some infringement by Euromos, the citizens turned to the
Rhodian and Romans for atonement and hence regained their independence.
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 The castle of St Peter is
the landmark of Bodrum and hosts a museum of a special kind
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on this drawing from around 1800 you still
can see the friezes built in the walls of the castle
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