Greek theatre, Pinara, Mugla, Turkey

Theatre, 2nd century BC, built in the Greek style, at the base of the city of Pinara, an ancient Lycian city on Mount Kragos, Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey. The theatre holds 3200 and consists of 27 rows divided into 9 wedge sectors by 10 flights of steps. Pinara was founded in the 5th century BC as an extension of the overcrowded Xanthos and was one of the largest cities in Lycia. It was a religious centre dedicated to Apollo, Athena and Aphrodite which later became Christianised and was a bishopric in Byzantine times before being abandoned in the 9th century. The remains of several ancient temples can be seen in Pinara, as well as rock tombs, an upper and lower acropolis, a theatre, an odeon, an agora and a church. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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