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Xanthos

Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name, (Turkish: Ksantos, Lycian: 𐊀𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Arñna, Greek: Ξάνθος, Latin: Xanthus) was an ancient city near the present-day village of Kınık, in Antalya Province, Turkey. The ruins are located on a hill on the left bank of the River Xanthos. The number and quality of the surviving tombs at…

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Location
Kınık, Antalya Province, Turkey
Area
126 ha (310 acres)
Designated
1988 (12th session)
Official name
Xanthos-Letoon
Reference no.
484
Region
Lycia

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Sources · 78
Xanthos → Achaemenid Anatolia, Ajans Lt, Aksit Kultur Turizm Sanat, Akşit, Alexander, Anatolian Studies, Anne, Antony, Authority, Autonomy, Brian, Brill Publishers, Brutus, Bunson, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Case Study, Dusinberre, Ecclesiae Catholicae, Eisenbrauns
related to Further reading · 60
Xanthos → An Archaeological Guide, Anatolia's Mediterranean Areas, Ancient Near East, Antalya, Archaeology, Archived, Baker, Bayburtluoğlu, Bean, Benn, Bryce, Canadian Epigraphic Mission, Cevdet, Classical Sites, Companion, Copenhagen, Courtils, English, Excavations, Gaétan
related to Roman period · 21
Xanthos → Battle, BC, Brutus, Empire, He, In, Liberators, Lycia, Lycian League, Mark Antony, Most, Persian, Philippi, Plutarch, Plutarch's, Roman, Romans, The, There, Xanthian
related to Conquest by Alexander the Great · 19
Xanthos → After Alexander's, Alexander, Antigonus, Appian, Arrian, From Telmessos, Great, Greeks, Lycian League, Lycians, Monophthalmus, Persian Empire, Phaselis, Ptolemy, Reports, River Xanthus, Soter, There, Xanthos's
related to Under the Persian Empire · 17
Xanthos → According, Appian, BC, BC Xanthos, By, Darius, During, Harpagus, Herodotus, Lycian, Median, Nomos, Persian, Persian Empire, Persians, The Greek, The Lycians
related to history · 10
Xanthos → BC, BCE, Greek, Leto, Letoon, Lycia, Roman, Strabo, The, The Greek
related to Archaeology · 9
Xanthos → Athenian Kimon, BC, British Museum, Excavations, Harpy Tomb, Payava, The Harpy Tomb, The Nereid Monument, Tomb
related to Byzantine period · 8
Xanthos → Arab, In, Luxury, Lycia, Lycian, Roman, Several, The
related to External links · 7
Xanthos → British Museum, Nereid Monument, PBase, Room, Titular Episcopal See, Turkish Archaeological NewsA, Xanthus
related to World Heritage Site · 2
Xanthos → Letoon, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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city isbn lycia empire lycian letoon greek xanthus roman persian also lycians turkish bc later alexander province turkey region kınık

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XanthosArea126 ha (310 acres)1.00infobox
XanthosDesignated1988 (12th session)1.00infobox
XanthosLocationKınık, Antalya Province, Turkey1.00infobox
XanthosOfficial nameXanthos-Letoon1.00infobox
XanthosReference no.4841.00infobox
XanthosRegionLycia1.00infobox
XanthosTypeSettlement1.00infobox
XanthosWebsiteturkishmuseums.com1.00infobox
Xanthosrelated to ArchaeologyExcavations0.60section
Xanthosrelated to ArchaeologyBC0.60section
Xanthosrelated to ArchaeologyAthenian Kimon0.60section
Xanthosrelated to ArchaeologyThe Nereid Monument0.60section

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