Phaselis

Phaselis ( ) or Faselis ( ) was a Greek and Roman city on the coast of ancient Lycia. Its ruins are located north of the modern town Tekirova in the Kemer district of Antalya Province in Turkey. It lies between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park, south of the tourist town of Kemer and on the 57th kilometre of the Antalya–Kumluca highway. Phaselis and other ancient towns around the shore can also be accessed from the sea by daily yacht tours.

Phaselis ( ) or Faselis ( ) was a Greek and Roman city on the coast of ancient Lycia. Its ruins are located north of the modern town Tekirova in the Kemer district of Antalya Province in Turkey. It lies between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park, south of the tourist town of Kemer and on the 57th kilometre of the Antalya–Kumluca highway. Phaselis and other ancient towns around the shore can also be accessed from the sea by daily yacht tours. ==Phaselis today== Phaselis has three harbours: the 'Northern Harbour', the 'Battle Harbour' and the 'Protected (Sun) Harbour', of which the last is the most important today. A 24-metre-wide ancient street runs through the middle of the city. The 'Hadrian Waterway Gate' is on the southern part of the street. There are ruins of shops and stores on the sides of the street and near these are ruins of public places such as Roman baths, agoras and theatres. These structures are dated to the 2nd century BC. There are water canals between the town centre and the 70 m plateau. There are also numerous sarcophagi. File:Phaselis Aqueduct 5267.jpg|Phaselis Aqueduct File:Phaselis Big Bath 4735.jpg|Phaselis Big Bath File:Phaselis Big Bath 5284.jpg|Phaselis Big Bath File:Phaselis march 2012 5298.jpg|Phaselis Main Street File:Phaselis Decoration near Hadrian's Gate 4744.jpg|Phaselis Decoration near Hadrian's Gate File:Phaselis Hadrian's Gate 5314.jpg|Phaselis Hadrian's Gate File:Phaselis City Harbour 4761.jpg|Phaselis North Harbour File:Phaselis City Harbour 5300.jpg|Phaselis North Harbour File:Phaselis South Harbour 5325.jpg|Phaselis South Harbour File:Phaselis View from South Harbour 5321.jpg|Phaselis View from South Harbour File:Phaselis Tetragonal Agora 5355.jpg|Phaselis Tetragonal Agora File:Phaselis Front Tetragonal agora 5359.jpg|Phaselis Front Tetragonal agora File:Phaselis Small Bath 4747.jpg|Phaselis Small Bath File:Phaselis Small Bath and Theatre 5357.jpg|Phaselis Small Bath and Theatre File:Phaselis Theatre 5331.jpg|Phaselis Theatre File:Phaselis march 2012 5308.jpg|Phaselis Street along Domitian Agora File:Phaselis Entrance Domitian Agora 5310.jpg|Phaselis Entrance Domitian Agora File:Phaselis Domitian Agora 5328.jpg|Phaselis Domitian Agora File:Phaselis March area 5368.jpg|Phaselis March area ==References== ==External links== Phaselis Project Phaselis Pictures Catholic Encyclopedia: Phaselis article Herodotus Project: Phaselis

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