Archaeological excavations in Smyrna, Turkey have unveiled exciting traces from the ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods Hurreyet reports.
According to the Turkish newspaper excavations at the Smyrna Agora and Theater found a Satyros relief and the body of a Hercules statue. Findings relating to the culture and culinary habits of Smyrna over the centuries also came to light.
Smyrna was once one of the most illustrious of all ancient Greek cities,one of the centers of Greek settlement in western Anatolia and had a temple dedicated to goddess Athena and the residence of the epic poet Homehe Turkish occupation.
After the catastrophe of Smyrna by the Ottoman Turks, it remains a hub of cuture in Asia Minor.
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