262:
53:
310:
46:
298:
274:
286:
250:
27:
418:
186:, with the Tomb of Amyntas located in the south side of the city in the mountainside, in the base of the mountain. The impressive looking tomb was built in 350
205:, the people who lived in this satrapy of the Persian Empire at the time. The Lycians were a tightly knit confederation of independent city-states, including
309:
261:
98:
297:
45:
285:
273:
249:
403:
243:
Compared to many other tombs carved into mountainsides in the area, the interior of the Tomb of
Amyntas is very spacious.
423:
147:, is an ancient Lycian rock-hewn tomb at ancient Telmessos, in Lycia, which was at the time a satrapy of the
413:
235:, who became satrap of Lycia, the first of the Harpagid Dynasty, for his services to Cyrus in his conquest.
164:
213:
221:
152:
334:
26:
167:
160:
148:
72:
408:
195:
225:
387:
428:
191:
182:
Modern
Fethiye is located on the site of the Ancient Roman, then Hellenoroman, city of
194:
inscription on the side of it which reads "Amyntou tou
Ermagiou", which translated to
397:
187:
360:
113:
100:
206:
183:
232:
224:. Amyntas in this context might be the descendant of the King maker of
156:
86:
32:
217:
171:
76:
229:
202:
144:
212:
Do not mistake the name
Amyntas for the Macedonian king
129:
92:
82:
68:
8:
315:Fethiye Rock graves Tomb of Amyntas interior
19:
16:Mountainside tomb in Fethiye, Aegean Turkey
25:
18:
303:Fethiye Rock graves Tomb of Amyntas door
325:
245:
52:
7:
419:Archaeology of the Achaemenid Empire
198:means "Amyntas, son of Hermagios".
14:
308:
296:
291:Fethiye Rock graves Amyntas tomb
284:
279:Fethiye Rock graves Amyntas tomb
272:
267:Fethiye Rock graves Amyntas tomb
260:
255:Fethiye Rock graves Amyntas tomb
248:
51:
44:
1:
143:, also known as the Fethiye
445:
201:The tomb was built by the
190:, and was named after the
151:. Currently, it is in the
39:
24:
31:The tomb of Amyntas in
339:Mysendoff.com website
114:36.61833°N 29.11778°E
404:Cemeteries in Turkey
214:Amyntas I of Macedon
424:Achaemenid Anatolia
390:at Lycian Monuments
222:Alexander the Great
110: /
60:Shown within Turkey
21:
220:, and Ancestor of
119:36.61833; 29.11778
163:, located in the
149:Achaemenid Empire
137:
136:
436:
376:
375:
373:
371:
357:
351:
350:
348:
346:
333:Berens, Kallie.
330:
312:
300:
288:
276:
264:
252:
233:General Harpagos
125:
124:
122:
121:
120:
115:
111:
108:
107:
106:
103:
55:
54:
48:
29:
22:
444:
443:
439:
438:
437:
435:
434:
433:
394:
393:
388:Tomb of Amyntas
384:
379:
369:
367:
359:
358:
354:
344:
342:
341:. mysendoff.com
332:
331:
327:
323:
316:
313:
304:
301:
292:
289:
280:
277:
268:
265:
256:
253:
241:
226:Cyrus the Great
180:
141:Tomb of Amyntas
118:
116:
112:
109:
104:
101:
99:
97:
96:
64:
63:
62:
61:
58:
57:
56:
35:
20:Tomb of Amyntas
17:
12:
11:
5:
442:
440:
432:
431:
426:
421:
416:
414:Rock-cut tombs
411:
406:
396:
395:
392:
391:
383:
382:External links
380:
378:
377:
361:"Lycian Tombs"
352:
335:"Fethiye Tomb"
324:
322:
319:
318:
317:
314:
307:
305:
302:
295:
293:
290:
283:
281:
278:
271:
269:
266:
259:
257:
254:
247:
240:
237:
179:
176:
161:Muğla Province
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
94:
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
73:Muğla Province
70:
66:
65:
59:
50:
49:
43:
42:
41:
40:
37:
36:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
441:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
401:
399:
389:
386:
385:
381:
366:
365:Lycian Turkey
362:
356:
353:
340:
336:
329:
326:
320:
311:
306:
299:
294:
287:
282:
275:
270:
263:
258:
251:
246:
244:
238:
236:
234:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
210:
208:
204:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
177:
175:
173:
169:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
132:
128:
123:
95:
91:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
47:
38:
34:
28:
23:
368:. Retrieved
364:
355:
343:. Retrieved
338:
328:
242:
216:, satrap of
211:
200:
181:
140:
138:
133:Ancient tomb
117: /
93:Coordinates
398:Categories
370:19 October
345:19 October
321:References
207:Telmessos
184:Telmessos
102:36°37′6″N
239:Features
153:district
105:29°7′4″E
69:Location
409:Fethiye
203:Lycians
196:English
178:History
157:Fethiye
87:Fethiye
33:Fethiye
230:Median
228:, the
218:Skudra
172:Turkey
168:region
165:Aegean
83:Region
77:Turkey
429:Lycia
192:Greek
372:2011
347:2011
145:Tomb
139:The
130:Type
170:of
159:in
155:of
400::
363:.
337:.
209:.
188:BC
174:.
75:,
374:.
349:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.