Alanya

  • Alanya is a port city and popular tourist destination located in the Antalya Province of the Mediterranean Region of southern Turkey.
  • It was known to the Romans as Coracesium (Crow’s Nest) and was in the Province of Pamphylia.

History

  • Coracesium was the main Base for the Pirates of Cilicia, who ruled the Mediterranean between 150-67 BCE.
  • In 81 BCE, Julius Caesar was captured by the Pirates of Cilicia at the age of 19 and ransomed. After he had been freed, Julius Caesar returned and had all his captors crucified.
  • In 67 BCE a war between Pompey and the Pirates ended their rule as a sea power.
  • After the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 CE, the area fell to the Seljuk Turks (1037-1307 CE) who rebuilt the walls and Alanya Castle.
  • The Seljuk galley sheds are still standing under the fortress on the sea.

Museums

  • Alanya Archeological Museum
    • Located at Ismet Hilmi Balci Cd. No: 2, Alanya.
    • The museum holds a Collection covering 3,000 years of history, including Finds from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, including pottery, amphorae from the sea bed, statues, mosaics, a Roman oil press and a 2nd century CE bronze statue of Hercules.

Roman Roads

 

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