The Mysterious Tombs of Xanthos @scenicroutestothepast
The Mysterious Tombs of Xanthos  @scenicroutestothepast
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Xanthos, the ancient center of Lycia, boasts the longest extant Lycian inscription, an array of pillar tombs, and a Roman theater adapted for bullfighting in late antiquity.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Theater
2:03 Harpy Tomb
3:03 Lycian Acropolis
4:22 Inscribed Pillar
5:33 Roman Agora
6:13 Nereid Monument
6:55 Decumanus Maximus
7:56 East Basilica
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