Antalya was founded as Attaleia by Attalus II, King of Pergamum, around 150 BC to establish a naval base. The town may have expanded from an older settlement or been built on top of a pre-existing one, as 2008 excavations suggest. In 133 BC, Attalus III, the last king of Pergamum, bequeathed all his possessions,… Continue reading Hadrian goes to Attaleia – images from Hadrian’s Gate at Antalya
