Main street, connecting the inner harbour to the

Main street, connecting the inner harbour to the agora in front of the bouleuterion, Hellenistic period, Patara, Antalya, Turkey. This is a Cardo (North-South street) which intersects with the Decumanus (East-West street). It is 12.6m wide and has a colonnade of granite Ionic columns on its East side and one of marble columns on the West, behind which we can see shops of varying sizes, here on the left. This colonnaded wide avenue was completely flooded after the earthquakes in the region, and so far, it has been unearthed over 100m. The lack of wheel marks suggests that it functioned as a pedestrian street. There is a sewer system running underneath the street. Patara was a maritime Greek and Roman city on the South West Mediterranean coast of Lycia near modern-day Gelemis. It was said to be founded by Patarus, son of Apollo, and was famous for its temple and oracle of Apollo. It was a leading city of the Lycian League. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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