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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
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inscription on the side of it which reads "Amyntou tou Ermagiou", which translated to
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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:.

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Fethiye
Tomb of Amyntas is located in Turkey
Muğla Province
Turkey
Fethiye
36°37′6″N 29°7′4″E / 36.61833°N 29.11778°E / 36.61833; 29.11778
Tomb
Achaemenid Empire
district
Fethiye
Muğla Province
Aegean
region
Turkey
Telmessos
BC
Greek
English
Lycians
Telmessos
Amyntas I of Macedon
Skudra
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Median
General Harpagos
Fethiye Rock graves Amyntas tomb
Fethiye Rock graves Amyntas tomb
Fethiye Rock graves Amyntas tomb

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