Exploring the forgotten ancient ruins of Lyrbe (Seleukeia) is an amazing walk amongst the rubble that has mostly remained as it has been for centuries; untouched and unpillaged. Make sure to check out Part 1 • Discover the Forgotten...
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Little is known about the history of Lyrbe. The uncertainty as to its correct identification results in the lack of absolute confidence during the examination of ancient sources that describe the settlement. Until recently, it was quite commonly believed that these ruins, located in the Taurus mountains, were the remains of a town called Seleucia in Pamphylia. However, in the 80-ies of the 20th century, the German scholar Johannes Noll suggested that these are rather the ruins of Lyrbe and that Seleucia was a different town, situated near the Mediterranean coast.
The word 'Lyrbe' is frequently derived from the Luvian language, which had been used by the indigenous people of Asia Minor before the arrival of the Greeks to the area. The Luvian origins of the city name may indicate the existence of a settlement here in the 2nd millennium BC, but archaeological research has not confirmed this theory so far.
Nevertheless, if one assumes that the preserved buildings could be identified as Seleucia in Pamphylia, the foundation of the city should be attributed to Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals and successors. At the end of the 4th century BC, his kingdom encompassed virtually the whole of Asia Minor, where at least five cities called Seleucia were founded.
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16 окт 2024
