A few ruins are found, including remains of a wall and about twenty-five churches. In one place are four strong marble pillars, which once supported the dome of a church.
One of the old mosques is believed by the native Christians to have been the church in which assembled the primitive Christians addressed in the Apocalypse. Philadelphia as so called from Attalus Philadelphus, king of Pergamos, by whom it was founded. It stood between the river Hermus and Mount Tmolus, about twenty-eight miles southeast of Sardis. It suffered greatly by frequent earthquakes, and it was anciently matter of surprise that the city was not on this account abandoned.
It is now a mean and ill-built town, of large extent, with a population of 12,, including about 1, Greek Christians, who have a resident bishop and about twenty inferior clergy. There are five churches, and six mosques, one of which the native Christians believe to have been the church in which worshipped the primitive Christians whom John addressed. It stood upon a terrace ft. Behind it are the volcanic cliffs to which the Turks have given the name of Devitt, or "inkwells"; on the other side of the city the land is exceedingly fertile, and there was produced a wine of whose excellence the celebrated Roman poet Virgil wrote.
Philadelphia is not so ancient as many of the other cities of Asia Minor, for it was founded after B. Still another name of the city was Decapolis, because it was considered as one of the ten cities of the plain. A third name which it bore during the 1st century. During the reign of Vespasian, it was called Flavia.
Its modern name, Ala-shehir, is considered by some to be a corruption of the Turkish words Allah-shehir, "the city of God," but more likely it is a name given it from the reddish color of the soil. In addition to all of these names it sometimes bore the title of "Little Athens" because of the magnificence of the temples and other public buildings which adorned it.
Philadelphia quickly became an important and wealthy trade center, for as the coast cities declined, it grew in power, and retained its importance even until late Byzantine times. One of the Seven Churches of the Book of Revelation Revelation was there, and it was the seat of a bishop. As in most Asia Minor cities, many Jews lived there, and they possessed a synagogue. During the reign of Tiberius the city was destroyed by an earthquake, yet it was quickly rebuilt.
Frederick Barbarossa entered it while on his crusade in Twice, in and , it was besieged by the Seljuk Turks, but it retained its independence until after , when it was captured by the combined forces of the Turks and Byzantines.
Outsiders will never understand. Like any large city, it is hard to define Philadelphia in just one way. It has its rich neighborhoods like Society Hill and it has a lot of poor neighborhoods. Just read the history of Philadelphia and you will respect the city and realize other cities don't even come close. No, its not fancy or glitzy , but thats why I believe it is a great city. It has integrity, like the hard working people in the city. In the USA, it might be the most historically influential city.
It was the first capital, and was home to the first hospital, zoo, stock exchange , public library, public grammar school , public volunteer fire department, university, bank, computer, modern sky scraper, and the list goes on.
Still want to disrespect this city? With that worked out, it is coming back and filming this spring. The present status of Philadelphia might not be as impressive as its history, but it can only improve from this point.
A place where you will get beat up if you make fun of the eagles. Philadelphia has some of the most devoted football fans in the country. Anyone who complains that Philly is all ghetto has obviously never been there.
Yes, a large amount of the city is ghetto, but it's not any different in the Bronx, Brooklyn, or even Manhattan. Even in NY, you just can't escape it. In fact, I think Philly is a cooler city in many ways. New York is so big, there's no room for city pride or unity among residents. Philly has some cool architecture too and lots of interesting neighborhoods.
During these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your bucket list to visit at a later date. The obvious one. Whenever we try to explain jawn to a newcomer, we end up regretting it. Just because you can use the word to replace just about anything, it doesn't mean you should. As in, "Ill have a wooder. I got all sorts of strange looks.
Water Ice is a staple of summertime in Philadelphia, but it's another thing that's hard to explain to outsiders. It's not Italian ice, it's not a sno-cone The best places serve cherry with little chunks of cherries in them.
And, as boring as it sounds, vanilla water ice is absolutely delicious. I think this is supposed to be "young bull," but in Philadelphia slang, it sounds more like "young bol" or "young boul. Everyone in Philly "knows a guy.
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