Xanthos
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Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name, was an ancient city near the present-day village of Kınık, in Antalya Province, Turkey. The ruins are located on a hill on th
Mosaic of Xanthos
Xanthus, tomb of the Nereids, podium
Xanthos Roman Theatre 2019
Xanthos Harpy tomb and the pillared sarcophagus 7320
Nereid Monument
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The Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in Lycia, close to present-day Fethiye in Mugla Province, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted frie
Xanthos
…for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans who in turn conquered the region. Xanthos influenced its neighbours architecturally; the Nereid Monument directly inspired the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in the region of Caria. The acropolis of Xanthos dates from the 8th century BCE. The city was mentioned…
The reconstructed façade of the monument in the British Museum
Reconstitution of the original Nereid Monument, originally set on a high base
Arbinas, owner of the tomb and Lycian dynast of the Achaemenid Empire, in Achaemenid dress on the Nereid Monument