Lycia

[ lish-ee-uh ]

noun

1. an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.

Lycia

/ ˈlɪsɪə /

noun

1. an ancient region on the coast of SW Asia Minor: a Persian, Rhodian, and Roman province

Example Sentences

Below the Cragus in the interior is Pinara, which is one of the largest cities of Lycia.

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In the first place, the triskelion, which is the foundation of this hypothesis, made its first appearance on the coins of Lycia.

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The Greeks connected the symbol with the cult of Apollo, which they represented as very popular and of hoary antiquity in Lycia.

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The name Lycea, or Lycia, begins to appear in the 6th century.

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Lycia may be obtained for so many thousand pieces of gold; but the opulence of Phrygia will require a more considerable sum.

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