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Limyra Ptolemaion.Ptolemaion, Centauromachy  Metope. Antalya museumLimyra, Ptolemaion & Byzantine defence wall.Limyra TheaterTheatre bathsGaius Caesar cenotaphPerikle Tomb Frieze. Antalya Museum.Perikle Tomb Frieze. Antalya MuseumPerikle Tomb Frieze. Antalya MuseumRoman bridgeAramaic inscription Tombs.Necropolis VLimyra BridgeLimira BridgeBridge near LimyraNecropolis I

Location:

  • Türkiye, Yuvalılar
  • geo:36.342461,30.170115
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • -6xx / unknown

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

Limyra, the Lycian Zemuri is mentioned by Strabo, Ptolemy, Pliny and several Latin authors and seems to date back to the VI century BC.

  1. Lycian Monuments  https://www.lycianmonuments.com/limyra/
  2. The Excavation at Limyra (Lycia) 2023: Preliminary Report. By Martin Seyer, Burak Orakçilar, Philip M. Bes, Nikolaus Schindel, Rabia Nur Akyüz, Ursula Quatember, Julia Vogel, Andrew L. Leung, Ceyda Öztosun, Hakan Öniz, Zeynep Kuban, Bilge Ar, Umut Almaç, Görkem Günay, Bihter Almaç et İpek Avanoğlu.  https://doi.org/10.4000/16bgn 
  3. George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, p.142-145 

Nearby

Limyra

Christian basilica

Limyra, Ptolemaion

Hellenistic round temple so-called Ptolemaion

Limyra Theatre

Theatre Limyra


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