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Lycia , ancient country, SW Asia Minor. Egyptian sources ally the Lycians to the Hittites at the time of Ramses II; the Lycians spoke an Anatolian language . Lycia was frequently mentioned by Homer in Greek mythology. In historic times it was held by the Persians, the Seleucids, and the Romans (from 189 BC). Its chief towns included Xanthus , Patara , and Myra . Ruins include many rock-cut Lycian tombs and later Grecian sculptures dating from the 5th cent. BC

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Lycia At the port of Patara on the Lycian coast, Paul and his companions embarked on a different ship en route for Jerusalem (Acts 21: 2), and also at Myra in Lycia en route to Rome (Acts 27: 5). Lycia had become a Roman province in 43 CE, but in 74 CE was attached to Pamphylia.

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