I could be standing on the very spot Alexander the Great once stood after conquering Sagalassos, the first city of Pisidia. Located 1,500 metres on top of the mighty Taurus Mountains, Sagalassos was once a thriving metropolis, a place of power and wealth, decorated with large-scale monuments covered with intricate designs. A series of earthquakes left most of the city under rubble until its recent discovery in the 1980s. Read more: https://www.standard.co.uk/escapist/travel/ancient-city-turkey-cappadocia-ephesus-road-trip-b1040001.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: null Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard