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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cyrrhus, post: 2478016, member: 73882&quot;]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>What a week, I never heard from this place, there are indeed 1000 sites in Turkey, It is very cheap for me the go there, I have to see again, went already a couple of times of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, Kibyra than:</p><p><b>Old name:</b> Kabala</p><p>Midway between Burdur and Fethiye,<b>Gölhisar</b> is a dusty small town of little distinction which is, nonetheless, home to one of Turkey&#039;s most impressive <b>and least visited archaeological sites !!!!!!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Kibyra lies a mere 2km beyond the vast and ugly <b>Çeşme Çarşı Cami (mosque).</b>It&#039;s within walking distance of town but since the road runs steadily uphill you might want to take a taxi if it&#039;s a hot day.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Backstory</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The ancient town was originally founded as Kabala at the point where Caria, Lydia, Phrygia and Psidia met and at a major junction for east-west and north-south trade routes by people who may have spoken a Luwian language.</p><p><br /></p><p>Later it became part of the Kingdom of Pergamum and formed a federation, the Kabalis Tetrapolis, with neighbouring <b>Boubon, Balboura </b>and<b> Oinanda.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually the other three cities became part of the Lycian League while Kibyra became Roman. Everything to be seen at the site today stems from after the Roman occupation and especially from the period of rebuilding that took place after a devastating earthquake hit in 23 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the hippodrome and theater:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]522668[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRfrBO0z5bklAXUwYq1nICiZmXyrbjavRGBHCRlZ1oKWm-APFOO1g" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Okay then indeed my new purchase:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/165/K/5/kXD492pQNz8E3ecKL5on78fBYb2zi5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="5"><b>PHRYGIA, KIBYRA. SEVERUS ALEXANDER, 222-235 AD. AE 18MM (3.19 GM). OBV.: AYK M AVP AΛЄΞANΔPOC, LAUREATE, DRAPED AND CUIRASSED BUST RIGHT. REV.: KIBYPA TΩN, WICKER BASKET. BMC 67. VF.</b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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