Marmara (Lycia)

Marmara was a town of ancient Lycia, whose inhabitants put up a ferocious defense to Alexander the Great during his invasion. The name does not appear in history, but the ethnonym is cited by Diodorus Siculus.[1] The town's territory is called Mnarike (Ancient Greek: Μναρική) in the Stadiasmus Patarensis, implying a town name of Mnara.[2][3]

The identification of Mnara with Marmara has generally be accepted to the site of Kavak Dağ.[4][5][6] Excavations began in 2004 and are on-going.[3]

References
  1. Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca historica (Historical Library). 17.28.
  2. NİHAL TÜNER (2002). "LYKIA 'NIN YERLEŞIM COÖRAFYASINDA YENI LOKALİZASYONLAR". LİKYA İNCELEMELERİ I (in Turkish). Istanbul: 68.
  3. Çevik, Nevzat (2008). "Northeast Lycia. The New Evidence - The Results from the past ten years from the Bey Mountains Surface Surveys". Adalya. 11: 205–207.
  4. Antalya Museum Government Website (in Turkish)
  5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying.
  6. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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