Tomb of Bellerophon, Tlos, Antalya, Turkey

Tomb of Bellerophon, a large temple-type tomb with an unfinished facade of 4 columns and a relief in its porch of the legendary hero Bellerophon riding his winged horse Pegasus, in Tlos, a Lycian city in the Xanthos valley, Antalya, Turkey. Tlos was a major Lycian city from the 5th century BC, joining the Lycian Federation in the 2nd century BC. It was settled by the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and finally the Ottoman Turks. Tlos has an agora, rock tombs and sarcophagi, a stadium, an acropolis, public bath, church and theatre, as well as the Ottoman residence of Ali Agha, governor of the region during the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Acropolis Antalya Bellerophon Hillside Likya Lycia Lycian Lykia Lykian Necropolis Nekropolis Rock-cut Rock-hewn Temple-type Unfinished Xanthos Xanthus Yaka

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