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'''Smyrna''' is the second city mentioned in the Book of Revelation to receive a message from [[Jesus]] [[Christ]]. Smyrna (Greek: '''Σμύρνη''', meaning: myrrh, a perfume) is an ancient city (today İzmir, Turkey) that was founded on the Aegean coast. Aided by its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defense and its good inland connections, Old Smyrna rose to prominence before it was destroyed in the 6th century B.C. Its initial location at the northeastern corner of the tip of the Gulf of Smyrna, commonly called "Old Smyrna", was moved to the southeastern corner of the Gulf of Smyrna on the slopes of Mount Pagos (Kadifekale today) at the time of Alexander the Great. At the heart of the new city is the Izmir Agora Open Air Museum, where ancient ruins still remain today. | '''Smyrna''' is the second city mentioned in the Book of Revelation to receive a message from [[Jesus]] [[Christ]]. Smyrna (Greek: '''Σμύρνη''', meaning: myrrh, a perfume) is an ancient city (today İzmir, Turkey) that was founded on the Aegean coast. Aided by its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defense and its good inland connections, Old Smyrna rose to prominence before it was destroyed in the 6th century B.C. Its initial location at the northeastern corner of the tip of the Gulf of Smyrna, commonly called "Old Smyrna", was moved to the southeastern corner of the Gulf of Smyrna on the slopes of Mount Pagos (Kadifekale today) at the time of Alexander the Great. At the heart of the new city is the Izmir Agora Open Air Museum, where ancient ruins still remain today. | ||
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Old Smyrna's streets ran north-south and east-west, and intersected at right angles. All the houses faced south, and Old Smyrna holds the oldest example of a multi-room dwelling, with two stories, five rooms, and a courtyard. Many of Smyrna's streets were paved, and Old Smyrna contained a Temple of Athena from the 7th century BC. | Old Smyrna's streets ran north-south and east-west, and intersected at right angles. All the houses faced south, and Old Smyrna holds the oldest example of a multi-room dwelling, with two stories, five rooms, and a courtyard. Many of Smyrna's streets were paved, and Old Smyrna contained a Temple of Athena from the 7th century BC. | ||
==Hellenistic Smyrna== | ==Hellenistic Smyrna== | ||
Alexander the Great refounded Smyrna around 300 BC, and its consruction was carried out by his successors who enlarged and fortified the city. As Old Smyrna could only handle a few thousand people, the Hellenistic city was moved on the modern site of Izmir. The beauty of the Hellenistic city, clustering on the low ground and rising tier over tier on the hillside, was frequently praised by the ancients and is celebrated on its coins. Hellenistic Smyrna had an acropolis, stadium, theatre, a temple to Zeus ("Father of the gods"), and a temple to Cybele (the "Great Mother"). | Alexander the Great refounded Smyrna around 300 BC, and its consruction was carried out by his successors who enlarged and fortified the city. As Old Smyrna could only handle a few thousand people, the Hellenistic city was moved on the modern site of Izmir. The beauty of the Hellenistic city, clustering on the low ground and rising tier over tier on the hillside, was frequently praised by the ancients and is celebrated on its coins. Hellenistic Smyrna had an acropolis, stadium, theatre, a temple to Zeus ("Father of the gods"), and a temple to Cybele (the "Great Mother"). | ||
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*Wycliffe Dictionary of Biblical Archeology, Charles F. Pfeiffer. 1973, Baker Book House Co. | *Wycliffe Dictionary of Biblical Archeology, Charles F. Pfeiffer. 1973, Baker Book House Co. | ||
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