Xanthos. The ruins of Xanthus are on the south slopes of a hill, the ancient acropolis, located on the northern outskirts of the modern city, on the left bank of the Xanthus, which flows beneath the hill.
A single road, Xantos yolu, encircles the hill and runs through the ruins. Xanthos is the Greek appellation of Arñna, a city originally speaking the Lycian language.
The Hittite and Luwian name of the city is given in inscriptions as Arinna. Xanthos is a Greek name, acquired during its Hellenization.
The Romans called the city Xanthus, as all the Greek-os suffixes were changed to-us in Latin. Xanthos was a center of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans who in turn conquered the city and occupied the adjacent territory.
As Xanthus, the former Byzantine bishopric remains a Latin Catholic titular see. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century, the region became Turkish. The ancient city had long since been abandoned. Trojan War heroes and Lycian leaders Glaucus and Sarpedon are described in the Iliad as coming from the land of the Xanthos River. In the same text, Achilles' immortal, talking horse is named Xanthos. Xanthus is mentioned by numerous ancient Greek and Roman writers. Strabo notes Xanthos as the largest city in Lycia. Both Herodotus and Appian describe the conquest of the city by Harpagus on behalf of the Persian E
A single road, Xantos yolu, encircles the hill and runs through the ruins. Xanthos is the Greek appellation of Arñna, a city originally speaking the Lycian language.
The Hittite and Luwian name of the city is given in inscriptions as Arinna. Xanthos is a Greek name, acquired during its Hellenization.
The Romans called the city Xanthus, as all the Greek-os suffixes were changed to-us in Latin. Xanthos was a center of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans who in turn conquered the city and occupied the adjacent territory.
As Xanthus, the former Byzantine bishopric remains a Latin Catholic titular see. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century, the region became Turkish. The ancient city had long since been abandoned. Trojan War heroes and Lycian leaders Glaucus and Sarpedon are described in the Iliad as coming from the land of the Xanthos River. In the same text, Achilles' immortal, talking horse is named Xanthos. Xanthus is mentioned by numerous ancient Greek and Roman writers. Strabo notes Xanthos as the largest city in Lycia. Both Herodotus and Appian describe the conquest of the city by Harpagus on behalf of the Persian E
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