Heroon of Trysa
Antalya, Demre · Archaeological site
Photo: Wolfgang Sauber · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Antalya / Demre
- Elevation
- 788 m
- Wikidata
- Q1613842
About
The Heroon of Trysa is the modern name for an ancient tomb, built around 380 BCE in Trysa, in ancient Lycia in southwest Turkey. It was discovered in 1841 by the gymnasium teacher Julius August Schönborn during his field research in Lycia.
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Location
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