Amyzon ancient site is one of the sites that has outstanding features. This site is located in Aydın province. Amyzon had some outstanding features in history.

Amyzon was a Carian military patrol. It was built in IIIth century BC. There were important political events such as treaties. There used to be Apollo and Artemis temples in the city. It was surrounded by the city walls. Amyzon had a military importance in addition to architectural features. Carians built a base here and it was the patrol on the north end.

The most important point on the site is to do the necessary plans to get detailed information on here. Illegal excavations ruined some parts of the city. We can see some Carian soldiers during our visit.

Hamaxia ancient site is located nearby Alanya county of Antalya province. It is one of the sites that had less importance rather than others. This is Hamaxia;

Hamaxia was constructed on a field that was full of cedar trees. Those trees were materials of vessels in that age. Famous geographer Strabon visited this site and reported notes on this site. It was located in Pamphylian region. The city was decorated with fountain and religious facilities. There used to be a temple in the name of Hermes in the city. The public of Hamaxia wasn’t as rich as other sites. Hamaxia had the best days in Roman and Byzantine periods.

Hamaxia ancient site isn’t the one that wasn’t shining like others. But it was the source of cedar trees. Vessels were made of cedar tress. This is the feature that made this small town special.

Sillyon ancient site is one of the glorious sites of Antalya province. As a similar to others, Sillyon had various facilities such as theater and baths. The difference of this site is its lifetime. The physical proofs show us that there had been settlement till Ottoman period. This is the story;

Sillyon was constructed before Roman Period. It was an independent city state. It was a glorious site with various facilities such as baths and stadium. It was surrounded by city walls and also it was a diocese in Byzantine period. It was a sport city. Many sport facilities were built such as gymnasium and stadium. Cisterns and water sources were very important to live here. There used to be a spring named “Malaria spring”. The settlement had continued for a long time. Turks settled the region and built their own facilities.

You can travel in any period at this site. You can come across traces of Romans and Byzantines, also Seljuks and Ottomans. It is one of a few settlement areas with this feature. Briefly it is a site where you can go back till Roman period at least.

As we always state, Turkey has a lot of historical legacies from the past. Some of them are famous and some of them are forgotten or some of them can be unknown. Isaurapolis or Zengibar Castle is the one that is forgotten or not known very well. It is located in Central Anatolia ( Konya province). We have a few information on this site. Let’s listen to Isaurapolis;

Isaurapolis was constructed on the peak of the hill that was able to watch a wide area. It was the city that was surrounded with city walls by Isaurans. The city was shining and glorious. It had great buildings including basilica and acropolis. They were huge and great buildings. City walls were strong and it made the city safer. Victory monuments were the symbols of the city. One of them was built in the name of Emperor Hadrian. Probably the wars and attacks weakened the defensive power of the city and it became ruin by the time.

Finally it was forgotten. But the city was so big that none of the components destroyed. Their gates or walls are still standing. It is just waiting for attention and archeological excavations. It is a worth visiting site in order to travel in time.