🏛️ Oinoanda-Balboura
Lycian archaeological sites in southwestern Turkey
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- Located in Lycia, southwestern Turkey (Muğla Province)
- Two adjacent ancient settlements spanning Hellenistic and Roman periods
- Oinoanda known for extensive Epicurean philosophical inscriptions
- Balboura features residential structures, temples, and Lycian architectural elements
Oinoanda and Balboura are two adjacent archaeological sites in the Taurus Mountains of southwestern Turkey, representing significant settlements from the Lycian civilization. The sites together offer insight into Hellenistic and Roman-period settlement patterns, with particular importance attached to Oinoanda's wall of philosophical inscriptions and Balboura's domestic and religious architecture. Both settlements flourished during the Roman Imperial period and show evidence of occupation ...