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Lycia
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The Lycian coast north of Phaselis. Photo Jona Lendering. The Lycian coast north of Phaselis. Here, Alexander the Great was forced to march through the waves.
Lycian tombs at Myra. Photo Marco Prins. Lycian rock tombs at Myra. They are atypical for Lycian funeral monuments, which are usually freestanding.
Lycian tomb at Antalya. Photo Jona Lendering. A more typical example of a Lycian tomb, shown to the public in the garden of the modern museum of Antalya.
Lycian tomb at Fethiye. Photo Marco Prins. Another Lycian tomb, at Telmessus.
A tomb in Lycian style. Photo Marco Prins A Lycian-style tomb at Oenoanda.
The Lycian tomb on the agora of Xanthus. Photo Marco Prins. The Lycian tomb on the agora of Xanthus.
And finally, the tomb of a man named Payava, now in the British Museum in London. It dates back to the first quarter of the fourth century, and although it has the customary form, it is decorated in Greek style.
A detail, in Greek style.
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