The Theatre at Antiphellos (Antiphellus) (modern Kas, Turkey)
	Commentary Photos / Panorama Movies Map Location:   Kas, Turkey (Lycia and Pamphylia) Theatre Type: Helenistic Theatre Date of Construction: ca. 1st cent. BCE Renovation Dates: Enlarged 250-300 AD GPS Coordinates: 36.20003, 29.63527 Dimensions: Cavea Width: 50 meters Orchestra: Diameter 10.65 meters Seating Capacity: 4000 Architectural Drawings: Plan View ANTIPHELLOS (Kas, formerly Andifli) Lycia, Turkey: The earliest occurrence of the name is in a bilingual epitaph of the 4th c. B.C. found at Ka? and half a dozen other Lycian inscriptions, all on tombs, prove the antiquity of the site. The rise of Antiphellos to importance began in the Hellenistic age, and by the Roman period it was by far the most important city of the region. The coinage includes Hellenistic issues of federal and nonfederal types, and of Gordian III. The city was the seat of a bishopric in Byzantine times. More...
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