![]() Of course, Silvanus is talking about an inner experience using metaphor from the physical world to guard oneself from thoughts that act as marauders invading a city (like in Homer’s Illiad) so as not to allow the Wicked One to cast you into the abyss. Arm yourself and all your soldiers which are the words, and the commanders which are the counsels, and your mind as a guiding principle.” Also noteworthy is this apostle’s clinging to Judaism like a magic talisman among the strange scenic landscapes like something out of Tolkien’s “middle earth.”Īlong with Timothy another companion of Paul was Silvanus (2 Corinthians 1:19) and this name pops up again in “The Teachings of Silvanus” from the Nag Hammadi Library, and writes In Acts of the Apostles 16:1-8 the first missionary journey of Paul through Anatolia omits the mention of Cappodacia (mentioned in Acts 1:9) as they make their way to Troas (possibly ancient Troy), this being in the context of the Holy Spirit preventing the travelers from going to certain regions. An elaborate system of tunnels dating back to the beginning of the 3rd millennium B.C.E., at a time when the city of Troy was founded. Tel Maresha Caves Reveal Lost World of the Idumeansįascinating. Learn about the Tel Maresha caves in the Judean foothills: The free eBook Life in the Ancient World guides you through craft centers in ancient Jerusalem, family structure across Israel and ancient practices-from dining to makeup-throughout the Mediterranean world. Read more about the recently discovered underground city in Hurriyet Daily News here and here. The region is also famous for conical rock formations known as fairy chimneys.Īccording to Hasan Ünver, mayor of Nevşehir, the newly discovered city has already been registered with Turkey’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board. In antiquity, dozens of underground settlements-one so massive it could hold up to 20,000 people-were carved from the landscape’s soft volcanic rock. Nevşehir Province is located in the historical region of Cappadocia in central Turkey. “We also estimate that one of the tunnels passes under Nevşehir and reaches a faraway water source.” “We believe that people who were engaged in agriculture were using the tunnels to carry agricultural products to the city,” explained Özcan Çakır, geophysics professor at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, to Hurriyet Daily News. “We stopped the construction we were planning to do on these areas when an underground city was discovered.” Tunnel passages of seven kilometers are being discussed,” TOKİ head Mehmet Ergün Turan told Hurriyet Daily News. Tunnels, escape galleries and hidden churches have thus far been observed in the city. ![]() The city is thought to be 5,000 years old and may be the largest subterranean city in the world. Photo: AA Photo.ĭuring an urban building project conducted by Turkey’s Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir, a massive underground city was discovered. ![]() A massive subterranean city thought to be 5,000 years old was discovered in Turkey’s Nevşehir Province.
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