Balboura — Lycian Mountain City
Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE)·Lycian (Balboura) Kibyra tetrapolis·🇹🇷 Burdur Province, Turkey
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About Balboura — Lycian Mountain City
Balboura — Lycian Mountain City in Burdur Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) ancient-city attributed to Lycian (Balboura) Kibyra tetrapolis. Terraced mountain city 1300 m with theatre and bouleuterion, partitioned by gorges. Coulton Balboura 1300 m divided by stream gorge with theatre 1500 seats and agora.
Why it mattersKey Lycian (Balboura) Kibyra tetrapolis hill site illustrating Anatolian settlement
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Hellenistic urbanism
- 02Lycian federation cult
Theories
- 01Mountain defensive settlement
- 02Sanctuary federation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE
- Period
- Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Lycian (Balboura) Kibyra tetrapolis
- Purpose
- Terraced mountain city 1300 m with theatre and bouleuterion, partitioned by gorges
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9800° N · 29.5700° E · 1300 m · 3 mapped features
Balboura — Lycian Mountain City — Theatre / Agora
theatrePublic building
36.9802° N · 29.5701° EBalboura — Lycian Mountain City — City Walls
wallsEnclosing walls
36.9798° N · 29.5702° EBalboura — Lycian Mountain City — Temple Precinct
templeTemple
36.9804° N · 29.5698° E