Hamaxia (now known as Sinek Kalesi or Sinekkalesi, near the modern Alanya) was a city in western Cilicia in southern Turkey known for its lush landscape, cedar forests, and thriving timber export business. It was located on a high hill near to the city of Coracesium (modern Alanya) and its port was Aunesis on the coast of the Mediterranean. When the city was founded, how it developed, and when it was abandoned is unknown. It was governed in its early history by a series of empires (Akkadians, Hittites, Assyrians, and others) before becoming a province of Rome.
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31 BCEHamaxia supplies wood for Cleopatra's fleet in the Battle of Actium.
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c. 27 BCE - c. 100 CEHamaxia thrives in the timber export business in the early years of the Roman Empire.
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c. 200 CEHamaxia impoverished and under the authority of nearby Coracesium.
