APOLLONIA / LYCIA
APOLLONIA / LYCIA
Category: Ancient City / Site
Civilisation: Lycia
APOLLONIA
ANCIENT LYCIAN CITY
Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία) was a city in ancient Lycia. Its ruins are located near Kiliçli (Sıçak), a small village in the KaÅŸ district of Antalya Province, Turkey.
The city isn't mentioned by any ancient author. The pillar tombs in the necropolis to the north of the city attest to a Lycian origin of the settlement and date to about 500 BC.
In Roman times the city was part of a local federation, a sympoliteia, with Simena, Isinda and Aperlae. Aperlae was the leader of the sympolity, which was represented in the Lycian League with one vote.
The ruins of a Byzantine church possibly date to the 6th or 7th century AD, so the city was still occupied at that time.
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The city is located on a hill and has a walled acropolis at its highest elevation. In the east the acropolis seems to be double because a much older stockade is located inside the Byzantine walls. Two churches, a theater, baths with cisterns and a heroon are found on the western and northwestern side of the acropolis. Houses were built on the southwestern side. Six pillar tombs and one larger monument are found around the acropolis.
