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Surroundings:

Lycian AcropolisSarcophagus of Merehi. XanthosSarcophagus of Merehi. XanthosXanthus NecropolisThe Tower Tomb in XanthosThe Harpy Tomb in Xanthon necropolisXanthos ''Dromos Building''Xanthos ''Dromos Building''Xanthos ''Dromos Building''Xanthos ''Dancers Tomb''Xanthos ''Dancers Tomb''Xanthos ''Dancers Tomb''Tripylon leading to the DecumanusXanthus, DecumanusXanthos BasilicaHellenistic fortifications of Xanthos''Dancer'' tombLycian monumental tombs, the Harpy tomb and the pillared sarcophagusRoman colonnaded street running north-south (decumanus)Inscribed Pillar of Xanthos - Harpagus SteleXanthos Inscribed PillarXanthos West AgoraXanthus AgoraXanthos TheatreXanthos - theatreXanthos - theatreThe Roman theatre, built in the mid-2nd century ADRoman theatre and Lycian tombsXanthus TheaterXanthos Theatre East Entrance

Location:

  • Türkiye, Karaköy
  • geo:36.358986,29.322203
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -540~ / unknown

Class:

  • Grave or burial field
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=25970

Annotations

  1. ​​​​​​Pillar Tombs and the Achaemenid Rule in Lycia. By Martin Seyer.  https://www.academia.edu/19740924/Lycian_tombs_in_the_Kibyratis_and_the_extent_of_Lycian_culturehttps://www.academia.edu/19740924/Lycian_tombs_in_the_Kibyratis_and_the_extent_of_Lycian_culture
  2. Catherine Draycott, “Dynastic Definitions. Differentiating status claims in the archaic pillar tomb reliefs of Lycia.” Anatolian Iron Ages 6, ed. by A. Sagona and A. Çilingirloglu, 103-134 (inlcuding discussion of Harpy Monument at Xanthos)p. 107 - https://www.academia.edu/342619/2007 

Nearby

Xanthos, Lycian Tomb - Pillar Tomb

Xanthos, Lycian grave.

Acropolis, Xanthos

Hellenistic period fortified acropolis.

Xanthos, Merehi Sarcophagus

IVth century BC sarcophagus


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