Tarsus- Antakya (Antioch), Turkey

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Tarsus is a modern Turkish city without any charm. But in past it was an important Roman city. A gate left from the walled city of the Roman period is known as St. Paul's or Cleopatra's Gate. A section of a main screen leading to the hippodrome has been uncovered. Antioch offers some of the best Roman mosaics in the world. The two sites can be best seen as part of a tour since they are quite far from Antalya Apostle Paul was born there. Antioch is the place where the followers of Jesus were first called Christians. It is there that Mark Antony and Cleopatra met.

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