Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse
Patara · Arsinoe
Lycian League (168 BCE) to Roman (64 BCE+)·Lycian → Roman·🇹🇷 Antalya Province, Lycian coast, Gelemiş, Turkey
About
About Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse
Gelemiş harbour city excavated by Işık & Koçak, oldest lighthouse (Nero 64 CE), League inscription hall, sand-buried harbour. Recorded context — Period: Lycian League (168 BCE) to Roman (64 BCE+); Culture: Lycian → Roman; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, marble; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Lycian → Roman ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Bouleuterion 150 BCE; lighthouse 64 CE under Nero
- Period
- Lycian League (168 BCE) to Roman (64 BCE+)
- Culture
- Lycian → Roman
- Purpose
- Lycian League capital Bouleuterion where League voted — democracy birthplace with Roman lighthouse (oldest)
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1856
- Excavation
- Excavated
Bouleuterion 150 BCE; lighthouse 64 CE under Nero
Initial construction / first occupation at Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse
On the ground
Structures & features
36.2600° N · 29.3150° E · 4 m · 3 mapped features
- Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse — subsidiary complex36.2602° N · 29.3160° E
- Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse — hydraulic feature36.2604° N · 29.3132° E
- Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Patara — Harbour Assembly Hall and Lighthouse — hydraulic feature36.2615° N · 29.3143° E
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