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TÜRKIYE · 5TH CENTURY BC–8TH/9TH CENTURY AD
Ancient City of Limyra
Λίμυρα
Limyra, called Zemuri in Lycian inscriptions, lies at the southern foot of Mount Toçak near Finike; it was at its height in the first half of the 4th century BC, when it was the capital of the Lycian king Pericles. Known for the Heroon of Pericles on its acropolis and for more than 400 rock tombs, it was abandoned after the Arab raids of the 8th and 9th centuries AD.
- Original name
- Λίμυρα
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- 5th century BC–8th/9th century AD
- Civilisation
- Lycian
- Location
- 36.3416° N, 30.1701° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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Areas of the site
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Theatre
The theatre goes back to the Hellenistic period and was extensively repaired in AD 141.
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Ptolemaion
A Hellenistic monument uncovered inside the south wall of the early Byzantine circuit.
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Cenotaph of Gaius Caesar
A monumental empty tomb built in AD 4 in memory of Gaius Caesar, who died at Limyra.
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Acropolis
The lower castle of the acropolis on Mount Toçak holds walls, cisterns, a church and the Heroon of Pericles.