TURKEY: Xanthos - ancient city ruins [HD]

Xanthos was a center of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks, including Macedonians, and Romans who in turn conquered the city and occupied the adjacent territory. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century, the region became Turkish. The ancient city had long since been abandoned.

As the capital of ancient Lycia and the site of its most extensive antiquities, Xanthos has been a mecca for students of Anatolian civilization since the early 19th century.

Although Charles Fellows carried away most of the finds of Xanthos (now in the British Museum) many interesting monuments and structures remain, including two of the most interesting tombs in Lycia.

The site has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.

The ruins of Xanthos are located near the town Kinik, in Antalya Province, Turkey.

September 13, 2012

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