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Fig.47: The City of Xanthos and Eşen Stream in Kinik District of Kaş.
Excavation Archive.
opposition, everything was going head-to-head. However, the
Persian army, which conquered the neighboring Carian cities,
was very numerous (Herodotos, I. 175-177) .
The Xanthians, who fought with a superior effort to a certain
extent, had to open the doors of their cities and the Persians
were now inside. The Xanthians, who retreated to the square on
the side of the Lycian Acropolis, must have once again stood
against Harpagos. Just like their great ancestor Sarpedon, who
fought without taking a step back, knowing that he would lose
or even die against the mighty Patroklos, they stood against the
Persians. But at some point they realized that they were starting
to lose the city. However, they have such a sense of belonging
that while the men were fighting against this city, they locked
their women and children in the acropolis with their valuables
in the square. The power of the valiant Xanthians has run out
somewhere. Although they understood that they would surren-
der their city, they still did not open the doors of their acropolis.
Because there is one more thing they have. Here is the honor
of Xanthos in herited from their ancestor Sarpedon. Instead of

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