Telmessos (or Telmessus), after Anastasiopolis, again Makri/Macre was the better city-limits in Lycia, abreast the Carian border, and is sometimes abashed with Telmessos in Caria. The well-protected anchorage of Telmessos is afar from the Gulf of Telmessos by an island.
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Fethiye - Telmessos
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Selge antique city
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
You can ability to Selge, which is an age-old abundance city, abreast to köprü Stream (Eurymdon) at south abruptness of Toroslar, 35 km. arctic of Serik, from a 14 km. counterbalanced alley with abrupt aeroembolism afterwards köprülü Coulee National Park. There are engraved rocks, coverin accomplished abruptness of the abundance and agnate to Fairy Chimneys at Göreme on the alley casual from köprülü canyon, which is actual affluent in affiliation to accustomed beauty. (more…)
Side - Etenna
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Etenna, which is 29 km. arctic of Manavgat, is founded on the hill, is at the high allotment of today’s Sirt Village. At the top of the city, it is anticipation as a abbey centermost during Byzantium period, there is an Acropolis, which is composed of terraces amidst by ramparts, and at the best preserved and accomplished slopes of the city. There is a Herron (a tomb for an astral person) at the south of the city. Basilica, agora, church, hamam and cisterns are important actual charcoal added than these.
Side - Seleukeia (Lyrbe)
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
This aged city, which is 23 km. northeast of Side, and one hour abroad from Sinler Village by foot, is founded by Selevkos. There is a actual admirable accustomed actualization of the caper city, which is abnormally adorned with ache forests. From the city, which is placed on a hill, you can see all plains and sea.
Nemrut - New Castle
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Nemrut is one of the a lot of alarming sites in Turkey: A accumulating of colossal statues on a limited abundance (Nemrut) 2150m high, adorning the temple and tomb of King Antiochus. It was alien until 1881. Nemrut has back been a cogent attraction.
Nemrut-Arsameia Ruins
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
History of Arsameia Ruins other name is Nymphaios Arsameia. Arsameia Charcoal (Nymphaios Arsameia): It is accepted from the Inscriptions of King Antiochos I, that Arsameia was congenital in the aboriginal division of the Second Aeon BC, by the adjustment of Arsemez (ancestor of Commagene) at the east of Kahta River, adverse the Old Kahta Castle . It was the summer basic and the authoritative centre of the Kingdom.
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Kusadasi - Kolophon and notion
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Kolophon (Degirmendere) is one of the twelve fon cities. Although it had a able fleet and army force, it has suffered abounding wars and has been disqualified by armament of Lydia, Persia and Macedonia even at times by sea pirates. When Kolophon was destroyed by Lysimakhos in 302 B.C. its neighbouring city, Notion (Ahmetbeyli) acquired importance. This city-limits which claimed Homer’s citizenship was aswell acclaimed with its Klaros Temple and the answer centre.
Konya - Hadim Bolat Area Astra Archaic City
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008We accept two diffent seach for Hadim Bolat Breadth Astra Ancient City.
1)Astra ancient city-limits is amid in Temasalik Acropolis breadth of Bolat Breadth of Hadim District of Konya Province.Upon its getting accountable to big actionable excavations, it has been taken beneath aegis with a bouncer and has been adapted into a ruin abode affiliated to Konya Museum Directorate. But in 1955, its bouncer has retired.
Konya - Karahuyuk
Monday, April 14th, 2008History of Karahuyuk
The finds acquired in Karahoyuk until today accommodate advice apropos to the cultural and bartering relationships of the aeon to which they belong. It is the a lot of important centre of allowance art afore the Hittite Empire Aeon in the southern allotment of Mid Anatolia. Graffito, pot trademarks and some seals accommodate aid in the analysis of aboriginal stages of autograph in Anatolia. Among added finds, there are beak- mouthed baptize jugs, cups, clover- mouthed baptize jugs, rhytons, grape array shaped pots. Horse shoe shaped, formed altars, stoves and bisected moon shaped lintels are appropriate works of their periods.
Konya - Kilistra
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
KILISTRAWHERE IS KILISTRA?
Archaic city Kilistra is located 49 km south-west of Gökyurt / Hatunsaray.
HISTORY
The adjustment in Kilistra is believed to be accustomed aboriginal during the Hellenistik and Roman Times (BC 2nd century- AD 3rd century) according to aftereffect of the archeological works.During the blasting the name Kilistra1 was begin an book on a Roman epitaph from the eastern grape must- abode getting acclimated as a threshhold stone.