Pitane was a port in Turkey. Today the old harbour city lies under the modern city of Candarli.
Still little remains of antique times are left. However, there is an antique cemetery. Research showed that Pitane was an important commercial centre in Roman time.
There are several legends about the origins of Massalia (Roman Marseille) ...........
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It was one of the four largest settlements in the Xanthos Valley and the only one in open communication with the sea...........
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For this reason, the Romans decided to build a new colony nearby, Aquileia...........
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An average visitor might wonder how you determine that date..........
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Then a promontory rises in the sea in the shape of a great horn...........
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