Gephyra (May 2013)
Parerga to the Stadiasmus Patarensis (13): The road system in the mountainous area of Alacadağ in central Lycia and the roads indicated in the Vita of Nicholas of Sion
Abstract
This contribution introduces the Roman road connecting Myra to inner Lycia via the mountainous area of Alacadağ. The road called “Gavur Yolu” by the native population is already known, but has not been surveyed entirely and has not been fully published before. Therefore one of the main aims of the Stadiasmus Patarensis Project was to re-examine the route in connection with other Roman roads discovered around Alacadağ during the 2010 to 2011 seasons. In addition, the secondary ways known in the mountainous area through which the main road passes, are introduced with some newly discovered pathways. The authors discuss finally, how these ways should be located in relation to the narrations regarding the routes recorded in the Vita of Saint Nicholas of Holy Sion, and some unsolved localizations in respect to these events.
