Want to go deeper?

The following are recommended to help you look deeper into the history and archaeology of Hierapolis.

Recommended for purchase:

CD-ROM: Turkey: Pictorial Library of Bible Lands (2004)

Ilhan Aksit – Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Aphrodisias (Aksit Kultur Turizm Sanat Ajans LTD, 1993)

Sabahattin Turkoglu – Pamukkale (Hierapolis), 10th ed. (NETwork Press, 1990).

Cemil Toksoz – Pamukkale Hierapolis (Erris Turizm, 1997).

Online resources:

Wikipedia – Hierapolis | Pamukkale

Francis V. J. Arundell – Virtual Pamukkale (Hierapolis) – includes site plan and tour-guide information.

Amanda Heffernan – History & description of theater (2003) from "The Ancient Theatre Archive" (includes great photos)

Tristam Ellis – "Hierapolis and Its White Terrace" from Harper's New Monthly Magazine (79: July-November, 1889).