Hadrian

Claimed to be the place where the first horse races were organized in the world and known as the Las Vegas of the period with its entertainment centers, the ancient city of Alabanda in western Turkey is waiting to welcome visitors.

Artifacts unearthed during excavations at the ancient city of Sagalassos in the southern province of Burdur's Ağlasun district and put on display at the Burdur Archaeology Museum draw thousands of visitors every year.

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Artifacts unearthed during excavations at the ancient city of Sagalassos in the southern province of Burdur's Ağlasun district and put on display at the Burdur Archaeology Museum draw thousands of visitors every year.

The statue of a Roman emperor, which was found during archaeological excavations in Laodicea ancient city in the western province of Denizli last year, will be put on display at the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum soon.

The statue is a one and only in the world in terms of its symbols and features.

Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria, is getting ready to cement its status on the European city break circuit as one of two European capitals of culture for 2019, according to CNN.  (The other is the rocky city of Matera, Italy.)

Emperor, philhellene, globe-trotter and superstar, a fan of the arts who nonetheless liked to live modestly, spending a lot of time with his soldiers, Hadrian (AD 76-138) was without doubt a restless spirit and a multifaceted personality who is seen as an instrumental factor in the osmosis between the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.

The central district of Muratpaşa in the southern province of Antalya has planned a renovation project for a landscaped area at Hadrian's Gate, known as the "Three Doors," which sits between the walls surrounding the city's historic Kaleiçi neighborhood.

A historic bridge in the southern province of Adana, which was built in 384 by Emperor Hadrian in the Roman era, has been graffitied by unidentified people. 

The bridge, literally translated to "stone bridge," is considered one of the oldest bridges in the world. 

Artifacts unearthed during excavations at the ancient city of Sagalassos in the southern province of Burdur's A?lasun district and put on display at the Burdur Archaeology Museum draw thousands of visitors every year. 

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants on Aug. 23 blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, an official said, the latest in a series of cultural relics to be destroyed by the jihadist group.