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Sailing To Cnidus, The Star Of Dorian Hexapolis

If you are looking for a unique yachtingone of the lions that got broken in transit.
holiday or vacation, you should try a sailingCan Yucel, a well-known master of Turkish
voyage to ancient city of Cnidus in Turkey.poetry has described Cnidus in two sentences:
Cnidus is an ancient site in Turkey that is"Staring at it, looks greener than the algea,
being closely studied by archaeologists andYet more blue, swimming a stroke." Aphrodite
historians. Ramazan Ozgan, the archaeologybathed in this water, according to the Greek
professor of Konya Selcuk University inmythology. Although Cnidus is one of the best
Turkey, who has been presiding over thepreserved areas, ignorance has taken its toll
excavation studies in Cnidus for 16 years, ison this precious cultural site. Some valuable
working with a group of 22 students; inpieces have been dragged out of the country
addition, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ehrhart fromdue to greed and vanity. But what remains
Freiburg University also is working tostill provide a light on the richness of the
uncover the rich heritage of Cnidus.ancient past. Prof. Dr. Ehrhart is working on
Centuries ago Cnidus, originally a Phoenicianthe city plan of the ancient site, which, not
settlement, was a major Dorian city,surprisingly, has never been searched
celebrated for its temples, theatres, statuethoroughly before. Cnidus was known worldwide
of Aphrodite, the world's first observatory,in ancient times "I don't know whether 16
and medi¬cal school. Around 1000 BC theyears of study was suffering or pleasure"
Dorians invaded the southern part of Cariasays Mr. Ozgan while adding that he's fond of
and established the Dorian Hexapolis with thethe excavations he discovered with his
cities Cnidus (Datça), Halicarnassosstudents. "The Dorians founded these cities
(Bodrum), Cos, Kamiros, Lindos and Lalissos.around 1200 BC. As the seaborne trade
The last three of the cities were in Rhodes.developed, they stored their products in
Cnidus was established at the same time asNorthern Africa, in a city called Naucratis
Halicarnassus (now Bodrum) around 800 BC.to sell olive and olive oil to the whole
Later on, according to Herodotus, a famousworld. And that's how Cnidus became among the
Greek historian, who lived around 447 BC,most wealthy cities of the world and became
Halicarnas¬sus was excluded from the unionthe richest in Anatolia." Land of the taxfree
of Greek city-states. The Union was thenFriends of Julius Ceasar lived in Cnidus, and
called the Dorian Pentapolis. Cnidus was thebeing friends with him wasn't only critical
centre of this City Union. It had anin a political sense but was also very
effective political and economic structureimportant as an economic advantage. This
considering the period and was an importantstate of affairs gave Cnidus a privilege;
city with, colonies in Northern Sicily, fromCeasar anounced that this city would be free
the island of Lipari, to as far as Naukratiof tax and this led to great prosperity and
in Egypt. Apollon and Aphrodite were thethe citizens built fountains, schools and
symbols of the city. The engravings on thetemples which can be partly seen today. At
Cnidian coins used to bear these symbols. Butleast they were helping each other! What have
the most striking symbol of the city were theour rich people done to help their cities?
lions which stood on both sides of theHow and where do they spend their fortune?
harbour entrance. A colossal figure of a lionCnidus was also a leading clinical center of
carved out of one block of mar¬ble, tenthe world but again, this fact doesn't come
feet in length and six in height, which isinto prominence. Pieces are scattered all
believed to commemo¬rate the great navalover the world The most glorious pieces of
victory, the Battle of Cnidus, which endedthe British Museum have been taken from here
the Spartan hegemony in 394 BC! Philosophers,and damage was done to the ancient sites. The
architects and the astronomers of the ancientartifacts are easy to carry away via the sea
world were attracted to this inspirationaland rumors of smuggling have continued right
meeting point. The statue of Aphroditeup to recent years. Have you dreamed of an
testifies to the cul¬tural refinement ofenjoyable holiday amidst the quiet of ancient
the city. One of the greatest mathematiciansruins? Wouldn't this be a perfect vacation?
of antiquity, Eudoxus was born in Cnidus. HeImagine a land where the fertility of the
discovered the formula to find the volumes ofsoil is boundless and from this rich soil
the solids and other mathematicalcomes earthenware pottery from Paleothic
demonstrations. He also devised a geometricalAges, Assyrian metal coins, and statues that
expla¬nation of the motions of the sun,decorated the Hittite cities and ancient
moon and planets along the zodiac. There'sGreek libraries. The ideal way to live in the
also Praxiteles who carved the statue ofhistorical sites, is to join a "Blue Voyage"
Aphrodite for the people of Cnidus. Thewith the comfortable atmosphere afforded by a
statue was so highly valued by them that they"Deluxe Gulet" or "Marmaris Yachts". You can
refused to sell it to King Nicomedes, who wasalso have an experienced guide in the gulet
willing in return to discharge the whole debt(traditional Turkish sail boat), whose
of the city. And there's Sostratus, architectknowledge of the area is rich and whose
of the Lighthouse of Alexandria. This greatpersonality is warm and humorous. The "Blue
lighthouse was one of "the Seven Wonders ofCruise" in the crystal clear waters or
the ancient world" . At one time in Cnidus,"Turquoise Coast" could easily be the
there was a statue of a lion set on eachhighlight  of  your  trip  to  Turkey.
breakwater, commemorating the great naval
victory won in 394 BC, but in 1857, anGurhan Ebren is a retired naval officer and
Englishman by the name of C.Newton visitedcurrently runs El Paso Travel, a Marmaris
the city and carried off a statue of Demetertravel agency specializing in yacht and gulet
and some other statues including the lions,charters and cruises in Turkey.
which are all now at the Museum except for



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