Some of
what you will find in the amazing Archeological Museum on the Topkapi
palace grounds.
These
carvings are on sarcaphogi that date back to the time of Alexander the
Great
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Some of
what you will find in the amazing Archeological Museum on the Topkapi
palace grounds. |
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These
carvings are on sarcaphogi that date back to the time of Alexander the
Great |
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You
can clearly see that when they were made, they were also colored. The
metal parts, such as spears and swords are largely lost.
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| The Treaty of Kadesh. This
is the earliest peace treaty in recorded history between Egyptian
pharao Rameses II and the king of the Hittites, Hattusili III in 1258 BC. |
The Istanbul Archeological Museum (next to Topkapi Palace grounds)
