Olympos

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Olympos was an ancient coastal city in Lycia, known for its strategic harbor, Hellenistic and Roman ruins, and later association with pirates and early Christian history.

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Olympos canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury Middle Ages
associatedWith Cilician pirates
conqueredBy Roman Republic
Servilius Vatia Isauricus
country Turkey
culture Byzantine culture
surface form: Byzantine

Hellenistic
Roman
foundedInCentury Hellenistic era
hasArchaeologicalExcavations yes
hasEconomicActivity maritime trade
piracy
hasFeature Byzantine ruins
Hellenistic ruins
Roman ruins
baths
churches
city walls
harbor installations
necropolis
strategic harbor
theatre
hasHistoricalRole early Christian center
pirate base
hasModernUse national park area
tourist destination
hasNameInTurkish Olimpos
hasTypeOfGovernment member city of Lycian League
locatedIn Antalya Province NERFINISHED
Asia Minor
Lycia
locatedInProtectedArea Olympos Beydağları National Park
locatedNear Chimaera of Lycia
Kemer
Mount Olympos of Lycia
Çıralı
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
partOf Lycian League
ancient Lycia
religion early Christianity
timePeriod Byzantine period
Hellenistic period
Roman Imperial period
tourismType cultural tourism
ecotourism
UNESCOStatus on Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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