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Cleopatra and Anthony
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Cleopatra and Anthony
Tarsus was named after Julius Caesar for a short period. After his death, Mark Anthony became responsible for managing the eastern states of the empire and Tarsus became an administration center. Shortly after the year 41 B.C, the young regent emperor improved the city of Tarsus through a number of large developments. Immediately after the death of Julius Caesar, by the hand of Brutus and Cassius, Cleopatra 7th was implicated in the plot and thus invited to Tarsus for questioning. Continiue >>>>
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Cave Of The Seven Sleepers
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Cave Of The Seven Sleepers
Although many claim the location of the ‘Seven Sleepers’ cave worldwide, the most important of those is the cave Eshab-ı Kehf in Tarsus(Picture). The exact time that the events here took place is unknown. The Holy Kuran mentions the events, known as the Eshab-ı Kehf verses, and hence Muslims consider the cave important... Continiue >>>>>
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Şahmaran Legend
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The Şahmaran Legend
There are many interesting stories to be found relating to Tarsus; of these, the ones concerning Şahmaran are the most interesting . It has become the best-known and most retold tale in the city and its environs. The story relates the events of a young man by the name of Camsab and Şahmaran the king of the snakes, a creature with a human head and a snake’s body. The tale is a story of close friendship, a deep secret and betrayel that ends in death (Picture). Continiue>>>>>
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