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Antalya was the country of the first Anatolians and trenderized the civilazations that give the shape of Anatolian Culture. Because of having the most defensible harbour of the region and the productive land, Attalia that the Bergama King looked for and called "as a world paradise" was the home of first Korykos at the earyl Iron Age. It was the home of indigenous Anatolien men at the aerly Stone Age including four ancient regionsfrom east to west Klikya, Pamfilya Pisidya and Likya. Beside of inhabitet caves from stone age the Carain Cave is of very special importance. Antalya region was transmitted to Parsians with the permanent sovereignty of Kyros an Anatolia (B.C 546) Depended centuries generally propped up to tax system continued until the coming of Alexander.
This famous Makedonian King came to Pamfilya over Likya and took all the cities except Sillyon and Termessos, that can't accept to be taken easily. Hellenistic Age was a mixture time like all Anatolia. After the Apameia Reconciliation (B.C 188) the Romans left the region except Likya to the Pergamon Kingdom. That is the time that II.Attalos established Attalia as the paradise he looked for and gave his name. (B.C 159-138) At A.C 43 Claudius made Likya the Province of Rome, at A.C 74 Vespasian enlarged the frontier of the province to Pamfilya and east of Likya Pamfilya,
Province, the General Governer of the province lives at Patara the capital city of Likya Unity. Antalya region has the golden time at the centuries A.C 1-2 with the majestic cities like Side-from west to east, Selge, Aspendos, Syllion, Perge, Termessos, Phaselis, Olympos, Arykanda, Limyra, Myra, Kyaneai, Apollonia Phellos, Patara and Xanthos. The collapsing of the Empire starts at A.C 3 century and effects also this region. The Bizans Age, which starts with the becoming of Bayzantion the capital city of East Rome as Konstantino polis and recognizing of Christianity by Emperor Konstantin, is the name of a regression that make shadows on the brilliance of the Ancient Era.
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The Arabic rushes incline towards booty format the pathenicleafs of the Middle Age and the bored folk immigrate the ancient cities start to be left. Patarian Saint Nicholas, was the bishop of Myra and has died there, is the present of the region to the people at the starting of this age. At A.C 1207, Giyaseddin Keyhusrev adds the region to Seljukian Lands and specially Alanya & Antalya start to live with the splendor of the Ancient Era as the favorite cities of Turkish Principals. Since 1923, it is the administrative province of Turkish Republic and today a tourism paradise formed with diverse cultures mosaic and diverse nature! That while Antalya has great deal to offer to those wanting to make full use of their time as there are many places of historic interest and natural beauty to be visited in the outside the city as well as in the immediate vicinty.
