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Oenoanda
36.8092° N, 29.5497° E
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Oenoanda or Oinoanda (Hittite: 𒃾𒅀𒉌𒌓𒉿𒀭𒁕, romanized: Wiyanawanda, Ancient Greek: Οἰνόανδα) was a Lycian city, in the upper valley of the River Xanthus. It is noted for the philosophical inscription by the Epicurean, Diogenes of Oenoanda. The ruins of the city lie on a high isolated site west of the modern village İncealiler in the Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey, which partly overlies the ancient site. The place name suggests that it was known for viticulture.
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Kibyran Tetrapolis membership
2nd century BCE
Dissolution into Lycian League
84 BCE
Epicurean inscription dated
117–138 CE
Stoa dismantled
3rd century CE
Termessos colony established
c. 200–190 BCE
First documented in modern literature
1841
Roman bridge evidence reported
1990s
Official excavations begin
1997
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut campaign
2009
Inscription fragments identified
2012
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