Phaselis is an ancient Lycian city in the province of Antalya in Turkey. Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It is located between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park, 16 km west of the touristic town of Kemer and on the 57th kilometre of the Antalya–Kumluca highway. Olympos is a common variation of Olympus. This article refers to a National Park in Turkey Kemer is a Seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Antalya Phaselis and other ancient towns around the shore can also be accessed from the sea by daily yacht tours.
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The town was set up by the Rhodians in 700 BC. Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island Because of its location on an isthmus separating two harbours, it became the most important harbour city of the western Lycia and an important centre of commerce between Greece, Asia, Egypt, and Phoenicia, although it did not belong to the Lycian League. "Sidyma" redirects here For the Moth Genus named thus see Sidyma (moth. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun The city was captured by Persians after they conquered Asia Minor, and was later captured by Alexander the Great. The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire ( haχɒmaneʃijɒn (558–330 BC was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ'
After the death of Alexander, the city remained in Egyptian hands from 209 BC to 197 BC, under the dynasty of Ptolemaios, and with the conclusion of the Apamea treaty, was handed over to the Kingdom of Rhodes, together with the other cities of Lycia. Events By place Roman Republic The Romans under Fabius Maximus Cunctator capture Tarentum (modern Taranto Events By place Greece The Spartan ruler Nabis, acquires the important city of Argos from Philip V of Macedon The Ptolemaic dynasty (sometimes also known as the Lagids, from the name of Ptolemy I's father Lagus) was a Hellenistic Macedonian royal family From 190 BC to 160 BC it remained under Rhodeian hegemony, but after 160 BC it was absorbed into the Lycian confederacy under Roman rule. Events By place Greece The Battle of the Eurymedon is fought between a Seleucid fleet and ships from Rhodes and Phaselis, like Olympos, was under constant threat from pirates in the 1st century BC, and the city was even taken over by the pirate Zekenites for a period until his defeat by the Romans. The 1st century BC started the first day of 100 BC and ended the last day of 1 BC. In 42 BC Brutus had the city linked to Rome. Year 42 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Marcus Junius Brutus (85&ndash42 BC or Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus was a Roman senator of the late Roman Republic. During the Byzantine period, the city became a bishopric, although in the 3rd century AD, its convenient harbor had fallen under the threat of pirates once again. The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. So it began to lose importance, suffering further losses at the hands of Arab ships, until totally impoverished in the 11th century AD. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding There was a temple of Athene at Phaselis, where the lance of Achilles was exhibited. ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. "Achilleus" redirects here For the emperor with this name see Achilleus (emperor. It was the birthplace of the poet and orator Theodectes. Theodectes (c 380 to 340 BCE was a Greek Rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia who lived in the period which followed It was also renowned for its roses, from which the essence was extracted. [1] When the Seljuqs began to concentrate on Alanya and Antalya as ports, Phaselis ceased to be a port of any note. The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks, Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular; in Ṣaljūqīyān; in
Phaselis today
Phaselis has three harbours: the 'Northern Harbour', the 'Battle Harbour' and the 'Protected (Sun) Harbour', of which the last is the most important today. A 24-metre-wide ancient street runs through the middle of the city. The 'Hadrian Waterway Gate' is on the southern part of the street. There are ruins of shops and stores on the sides of the street and near these are ruins of public places such as Roman baths, agoras and theatres. This page is on buildings used for Roman bathing For the activity in general see Ancient Roman bathing. The Agora was an open "place of assembly" in ancient Greek city-states These structures are dated to the 2nd century BC. The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. There are water canals between the town centre and the 70 m plateau. There are also numerous sarcophagi. A sarcophagus is a Funeral receptacle for a Corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone
References
- ^ Phaselis. from the Catholic Encyclopedia. The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia
External links
- Phaselis Pictures
- Lycian History
- Encyclopaedia of Turkey: Phaselis article
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Phaselis article
- Turkish Ministry of Culture article
- Herodotus Project: Phaselis
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