Byzantine and Turkish Hierapolis

Byzantine and Turkish Hierapolis (Pamukkale) by Paul Arthur has just beenreleased by Ege Yayınları, İstanbul. The volume has 192 pages and containsnumerous photographs and diagrams. It joins the 2003 publication of Hierapolisof Phrygia (Pamukkale) by Francesco D’Andria, also published by Ege Yayınları. The two volumes present the most complete picture of this Greco-Romancity in the Lycus River valley.

The excavations continue under the auspices ofthe Italian Archaeological Mission (www.misart.it).

Mark Wilson

Dr. Mark Wilson is the founder and director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey, a country in which he and his wife Dindy have lived since 2004. He received a D.Litt. et Phil. from the University of South Africa (Pretoria) where he serves as a Research Fellow in Biblical Archaeology. He is also Associate Professor Extraordinary of New Testament at Stellenbosch University. Mark regularly leads study trips to Turkey, Greece, Malta, and Italy. He also blogs periodically for Bible History Daily. He is the author and editor of numerous books, articles, and reviews including Biblical Turkey: A Guide to the Jewish and Christian Sites of Asia Minor. Mark is a member of numerous academic societies including the Society for New Testament Studies, Society of Biblical Literature, and ASOR. His research interests include ancient Jewish communities, Roman roads, and Biblical routes in the eastern Mediterranean. Mark often travels with Dindy to archaeological sites; they have four adult children, four grandsons, and four granddaughters.

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