Perfect reconstructions, he says, are “impossible” given how much of the city’s ancient architecture has been lost to time.

It has fantastic sandy beaches, quaint fishing villages and ancient architecture, all under warm sunshine.

The ancient architecture unfurled in the glowing mid-morning sunshine and its passages were asking to be explored.

These drawings provide the sources for a number of important motifs, which at first sight would not suggest any connection with ancient architecture.

The name itself kept the enthusiasts on the subject of ancient architecture behind the curtain from knowing it.