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title: Letoon, Xanthos
author: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11473/letoon-xanthos/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Letoon, Xanthos
_Authored by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11473.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Letoon, a sanctuary sacred to [Leto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Leto/), at Xanthos, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). The site, which once had three temples and a [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/), was active from the 7th century BCE to 4th century CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Tørrissen, B. C. (2019, November 14). Letoon, Xanthos. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Tørrissen, Bjørn Christian. "Letoon, Xanthos." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 14, 2019. .
### MLA
Tørrissen, Bjørn Christian. "Letoon, Xanthos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Nov 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Letoon_Temple_Area_2019.jpg) by [**Bjørn Christian Tørrissen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Letoon_Temple_Area_2019.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.