[Daffynition]

You would love it! The Meandres River winds it way all through the olive/fig groves near there.

I believe [ we get our word *meander* from the river's name. :) Or so, I was told by a guide.

FWIW, when you stand at the base of one of these ancient amphitheaters, you can speak in a normal tone of voice, and can be heard perfectly from the *nose bleed* seats. Rly. It's amazing.

I am most familiar with the great amphi at Ephesus; down the road a piece from Magnesia.

When we lived in Izmir, and from what I could tell from visiting these sites [late 60s], Turkey did no excavating of their own; they seemed to rely on the Germans, French, USA to do it.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Wow, what an amphitheater at Epheus! Thanks for the pic and info. Visiting those sites must really bring history and the times of those people alive.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I thought “Meandres” seemed a lot like the English word “meander.”