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Surroundings:

ionic column ...detailApollo TempleTemple of Apollo, LetoonTemple of Apollo MosaicTemple of Apollo, construction detailTemple of LetoTemple of Leto, InscriptionTemple of LetoLetoon, Leto TempleLetoon, Leto TempleLetoon, Leto TempleLetoon, Leto TempleLetoon church spoliaLetoon church spoliaLetoon, Egyptian scarab sealLetoon, Church & Monastery InformationLetoon  Sacred RoadLetoon  NymphaeumNymphaeumLetoon NymphaeumHellenistic stoaLetoon, Earliest depiction of Leto.  Fethiye MuseumStone seating decoration. E. of Apollo temple.Letoon Decorative StoneworkLetoon Decorative StoneworkLetoon Decorative Stoneworktrilingual stele. 337 bce. (Fethiye museum)Letoon TheatreLetoon TheaterLetoon. theater

Location:

  • Türkiye, Tümtün
  • geo:36.330681,29.28882
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • -3xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=11855

Annotations

Artemison at Letoon is situated between Leto and Apollo temples. It is a small shrine dates back to the fifth or four century BC. The Lycian inscription dedicated to Artemis - Ertemit made possible the identification of this temple
1.

References

  1. George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, p. 62

http://www.lycianturkey.com/lycian_sites/letoon-layout.htm


Nearby

Apollo Temple

Apollo/Natri Temple

Letoon, Leto Temple

Temple of Leto.

Letoon Christian basilica

Christian Basilica of Letoum.


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