Olympos

Olympus or Olympos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυμπος, Ólympos; Latin: Olympus) is an ancient city in Lycia. Although Olympus comprised an extensive territorium as identified by tomb inscriptions, it had a medium-sized city center. Buildings that constituted the urban texture spread out along both sides of the creek which extended through a deep valley that flows into the Mediterranean in the east. This structure in the urban texture of Olympus also reflects the means of transportation to the city, its connection with the Mediterranean and its relationship with trade, which is an important element for subsistence. In this respect, it takes its place among the well-known port cities such as Patara, Myra/Andriake and Phaselis in the Lycian Region. Olympus was also one of the six cities of the Lycian League that held three votes.