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Latmus

by Wolfgang Glock, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Latmus

Latmus or Herakleia is an ancient Greek city located in Aydın province of Turkey. Its dating back to the 1st millennium BC. In the Byzantine period, Heracleia became a place eagerly chosen by hermits and monks, who built many churches and monasteries.