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HIERAPOLIS

Traditionally the city was founded by the king of Pergamon Eumenes II. In the second half of the 2nd century B.C. Hierapolis passed to the Romans as provided for in the testament of Attalus III. The emperors took good care of the city, which was known for its baths and miracle-working hot springs. In 17 A.D. a terrible earthquake razed it to the ground but reconstruction soon began under Tiberius.


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