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Surroundings:

'Stoa'Small Citadel MosqueḥarīmByzantine building with vaultsByzantineByzantineByzantineUpper GateUpper GateUpper GateMarketTemple remainsTemple and rock cut stairsRock cut stairs to temple area.OdeonTheaterSillyon - TheaterRound TowerRamp & bastionNecropolisSillyon - BastionTowerTowerSillyon - Lower city gateSillyon - Palace (?)BathsWatercourseStadium

Location:

  • Türkiye, Yanköy
  • geo:36.99276,30.988998
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • -1200~ / unknown

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

  1. https://www.pau.edu.tr/sillyon/tr
  2. http://www.livius.org/sh-si/sillyum/sillyum.html.
  3. http://blacksea.ehw.gr/Forms/fLemmaBody.aspx?lemmaid=12358

It is an ancient town, said to be founded by Argo. It was probably founded with other cities during the migrations after the Troyan War. A Roman period statue base with Mopsus inscriptions founded in there suggests that  this hero was regarded as a founder1
 

References

  1. [George E. Bean, Turkey`s Southern Shore 2nd ed. , John Murray Ltd, London 1989, p.39-45 and Stephen Edwards, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond, Cyril John Gadd: The Cambridge Ancient History, VolII, P. II. The Middle East and the Aegean Region, c.1380–1000 BC, 1970, p.679 .


Nearby

Sillyum 'Stoa'

Doric remains

Pamphylian Inscription, Sillyum

Building with Pamphylian Inscription. Sylleion, Syllaeum, Syllaion, Silyon.

Sillyon, Kale Mescidi

Citadel, Small Mosque


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