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I think this is wrong

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"It is one of the largest Roman structures still surviving in the Hellenistic world. " The Hellenistic world precedes the roman Empire... --Dpser (talk) 17:47, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps "Greek world" would be a better form of words? -- Prioryman (talk) 19:15, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work!

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Great work, cheers and greetings from the somewhat less monumental Red Church :) I'm curious, how did a temple to the Egyptian gods end up in Roman Asia Minor? I wasn't aware Egyptian beliefs were popular among the peoples of Anatolia and I found that rather striking. Best, Toдor Boжinov 13:03, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Romans conquered Egypt about 30 BCish and, as they did elsewhere, adopted many of the local gods and transported them around the empire. Simon Burchell (talk) 13:50, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]