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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2805496, member: 42773"]The city of <b>Attaleia</b> was founded by Attalus II of Pergamon, around 150 BC. It is now Antalya, the fifth most populous city of Turkey. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]655249[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Attaleia became part of the Roman Republic in 133 BC and continued to flourish through the Imperial era. It was visited by Paul of Tarsus and Barnabas as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. "Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch." Acts 14:25–26</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a really beautiful bronze of Commodus, with a eagle that's clearly inspired by Syrian tetradrachm designs...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]655262[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2805496, member: 42773"]The city of [B]Attaleia[/B] was founded by Attalus II of Pergamon, around 150 BC. It is now Antalya, the fifth most populous city of Turkey. [ATTACH=full]655249[/ATTACH] Attaleia became part of the Roman Republic in 133 BC and continued to flourish through the Imperial era. It was visited by Paul of Tarsus and Barnabas as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. "Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch." Acts 14:25–26 Here's a really beautiful bronze of Commodus, with a eagle that's clearly inspired by Syrian tetradrachm designs... [ATTACH=full]655262[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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