Myra is an ancient town in Lycia. The city has two necropoli of Lycian rock-cut tombs in the form of temple fronts carved into the vertical faces of cliffs at Myra: the river necropolis and the ocean necropolis. The ocean necropolis is just northwest of the theater.
Related Images
Map of Roman Rule in Asia Minor, c. 200 CE
Asia Minor in the Early 1st Century CE
Roman Province Asia c. 200 CE
Bronze Age Burial Tomb at Lchashen
Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia
Roadway, Northern Necropolis of Hierapolis
Cite This Work
APA Style
Fanizza, I. (2012, August 03). Myra - Ocean Necropolis. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/800/myra----ocean-necropolis/
Chicago Style
Fanizza, Irene. "Myra - Ocean Necropolis." World History Encyclopedia, August 03, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/800/myra----ocean-necropolis/.
MLA Style
Fanizza, Irene. "Myra - Ocean Necropolis." World History Encyclopedia, 03 Aug 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/800/myra----ocean-necropolis/.
