Magarsos (Magarsus) / Karataş - 21 September 2020

    The city was named after the Magarsia sisters of the Temple of Athena, where the Macedonian king, Alexander the Great, sacrificed an animal before going into war with the Persian king, Darius, in 333 BC (Hürriyet Daily News 2016). It is not clear when the city was built, but archaeologists tend to indicate the 5th century BC. Historical sources often link Magarsos to another Greek city - Mallos, whose location is yet to be discovered.

Magarsos theatre, 5th century BC;
capacity c. 4000 (Dervişoğlu 2016)

Landform (Google Earth) *

Board & sea *

Only theatre is easy to track *

Nice scenery *

Through bushes to finally see this *

Socle with inscription *

First word reads: 'O DEMOS' *

Piece of architecture *

Tranquility *

Mask found at theatre and
displayed at Adana Museum *