Amyntas Rock Tombs

Amyntas Rock Tombs
Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0

Also known as: Amintas Kaya Mezarı, Amyntas, Tomb of Amyntas, Tumba de Amintas, مقبره آمینتاس, 阿敏塔斯墓

A 4th-century BC Lycian rock-cut tomb at ancient Telmessos (modern Fethiye, Turkey), carved into a cliff face to resemble a Greek temple facade with a triangular pediment and Ionic columns. The tomb interior contains a rectangular chamber with three stone benches (klinai) for burials. Named for Amyntas son of Hermapias, likely a local nobleman during the Achaemenid satrapy of Lycia. It is the largest of numerous rock tombs in the Fethiye cliffs.

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryTürkiye
Coordinates36.6192° N, 29.1193° E

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