Termessus
Sign in to saveTermessos (Greek Τερμησσός Termēssós), also known as Termessos Major (Τερμησσός ἡ μείζων), was a Pisidian city built at an altitude of about 1000 metres at the south-west side of Solymos Mountain (modern Güllük Dağı) in the Taurus Mountains (modern Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey). It lies 17 kilometres to the north-west of Antalya. It lies on a natural platform on the slopes of Güllük Dağı, which itself rises to 1,665 metres.
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- Ancient site.name
- Termessos
- Ancient site.native_name
- Τερμησσός
- Ancient site.image
- Termessos - Theater.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Theatre in Termessos
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.location
- Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Pisidia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.public_access
- Yes
- Ancient site.website
- Termessos Archeological Site and National Park
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Döşemealtı district
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Official website
- www.muze.gov.tr/termessos-en
- Image
- Termessos - Theater.jpg
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- Termessos
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- Termessos
- native label
- Τερμησσός
- located in/on physical feature
- Mediterranean Region
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Site today
- Approach
- Main square
- Theatre
- Temples
- Other parts of the city
- Cemeteries
- References
- External links
Termessos (Greek Τερμησσός Termēssós), also known as Termessos Major (Τερμησσός ἡ μείζων), was a Pisidian city built at an altitude of about 1000 metres at the south-west side of Solymos Mountain (modern Güllük Dağı) in the Taurus Mountains (modern Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey). It lies 17 kilometres to the north-west of Antalya. It lies on a natural platform on the slopes of Güllük Dağı, which itself rises to 1,665 metres.
Termessos is one of the best preserved of the ancient cities in Turkey. The city was founded by the Solymi, who were mentioned by Homer in the Iliad in connection with the legend of Bellerophon. Originally a Pisidian settlement, it integrated into the Greek world after Alexander the Great's conquests. By the turn of the second and third centuries CE, under Imperial Roman rule, it had become a thriving provincial city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Termessus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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