Andriake or Andriaca ( grc, Ἀνδριάκη) was an ancient city and the port of the ancient town of Myra in

Lycia Lycia ( Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 ''Trm̃mis''; el, Λυκία, ; tr, Likya) was a state or nationality that flourished in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is t ...

. It is located in what is now the Demre district of

Antalya Antalya () is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Ae ...

. The siteAndriake opens partially to visits
/ref> has a museum.

History

Andriake is mentioned by

Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of import ...

; and

Pliny Pliny may refer to: People * Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of ''Naturalis Historia'' (''Pliny's Natural History'') * Pliny the Younger (died 113), ancient Roman statesman, orator, ...

has ''Andriaca civitas'', Myra (v. 27).

Appian Appian of Alexandria (; grc-gre, Ἀππιανὸς Ἀλεξανδρεύς ''Appianòs Alexandreús''; la, Appianus Alexandrinus; ) was a Ancient Greeks, Greek historian with Ancient Rome, Roman citizenship who flourished during the reigns of ...

(''B.C.'' iv. 82) says that in 42 BC Lentulus was sent by

Brutus Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Ser ...

to collect money and broke through the chain which defended the entrance to the port, and went up the river to Myra. Beaufort (Karamania, p. 26) gives the name ''Andráki'' to the river of Myra. Andriake is clearly the port on the small river on which Myra stood, 20 stadia higher up. ( Strab. p. 666.) It must have been at Andriake, as Cramer observes, that

St. Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

and his companion prisoners were put on board the Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy. (

Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

, xxvii. 5, 6.)

The Site

A notice on site (see picture Andriake Plan with text below) has: "Although it was an important harbour of the Lycian region in (the) Ancient Period, in part (because) of the alluvial silt transported by Kokarçay (Andriakos), the port ceased functioning and the ruins of the city Andriake, today engulfed by a swamp, are spread over the two shores of a small bay. Far from being an independent city in (the) Ancient Period, the city Andriake was a suburb and (the) port of Myra by (sic) its location. The inscription located in the city that covers trading laws of the Lycian state from (the) Emperor Nero period (54-68) exposes the importance of Andriake as a port during this period. Andriake lived its most prestigious period during Emperor Hadrian (117-138). The granarium/grain silo structure (Lycian Civilizations Museum) and the trade agora/plakoma structure on its eastern side were built in this period. Discovery of inscriptions written in the honour of Constantinus II, Julianus and Valens indicated that Andriake succeeded in maintaining its importance also in later periods (4th century AD)." On the north side of the entrance are the remains of large Roman ''

horrea A ''horreum'' (plural: ''horrea'') was a type of public warehouse used during the ancient Roman period. Although the Latin term is often used to refer to granaries, Roman ''horrea'' were used to store many other types of consumables; the giant Hor ...

'' with an inscription which states that they were

Hadrian Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman '' municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispan ...

's: the date is Hadrian's third consulate, 119 AD.

Gallery

File:Andriake Church A 0233.jpg, Andriake Church File:Andriake Church B 0249 panorama.jpg, Andriake Church File:Andriake Eastern Bath 0234.jpg, Andriake Eastern Bath File:Andriake Harbour agora 0266.jpg, Andriake Harbour agora File:Andriake Harbour agora cistern 0274 panorama.jpg, Andriake Harbour agora cistern File:Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship 0298.jpg, Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship File:Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship 0307.jpg, Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship File:Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship 0305.jpg, Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship File:Andriake Harbour area Conferment monument 0296.jpg, Andriake Harbour area Conferment monument File:Andriake Plan with text.jpg, Andriake Plan with text File:Andriake Museum Votive stele 12 gods 0343.jpg, Andriake Museum Votive stele 12 gods File:Andriake Museum General view 0339.jpg, Andriake Museum General view File:Andriake Museum General view 0335.jpg, Andriake Museum General view File:Andriake Museum Votive stele Kakasbos 0348.jpg, Andriake Museum Votive stele Kakasbos

References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in ancient Lycia New Testament places Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Former populated places in Turkey Demre District