Lycia (lĭsh`ə), ancient country, SW Asia Minor. Egyptian sources ally the Lycians to the Hittites Hittites (hĭt`īts), ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria, who flourished from 1600 to 1200 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. at the time of Ramses II; the Lycians spoke an Anatolian language Anatolian languages (ăn'ətō`lēən)
..... Click the link for more information. . Lycia was frequently mentioned by Homer in Greek mythology. In historic times it was held by the Persians, the Seleucids, and the Romans (from 189 B.C.). Its chief towns included Xanthus Xanthus (zăn`thəs), ancient city of Lycia , W Asia Minor, in present Turkey.
..... Click the link for more information. , Patara Patara (păt`ərə), ancient Mediterranean port of Lycia , S Asia Minor (now Turkey).
..... Click the link for more information. , and Myra Myra (mī`rə), ancient city and seaport of Lycia , S Asia Minor (now S Turkey).
..... Click the link for more information. . Ruins include many rock-cut Lycian tombs and later Grecian sculptures dating from the 5th cent. B.C.

Lycia

Ancient district, southwestern Anatolia. Located along the Mediterranean Sea coast in present-day Turkey, in ancient times it was situated between the regions of Caria and Pamphylia. By the 8th century BC it was a thriving maritime country. It later fell to king Cyrus II of the Persian Achaemenian dynasty. Annexed to Roman Pamphylia in AD 43, after the 4th century it became a separate Roman province.

Lycia

an ancient region on the coast of SW Asia Minor: a Persian, Rhodian, and Roman province

Lycia (redirected from Lycian League)

Lycia

Lycia
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