Lycia; Lykia

Japanese: リュキア（英語表記）Lycia; Lykia

Ancient name of a region in southwestern Anatolia facing the Mediterranean Sea. Located between Caria and Pamphylia, it is linked to the Taurus Mountains in the north. Cuneiform documents from the 14th and 13th centuries BC show that the Lycians were sandwiched between the spheres of influence of the Hittites and Greeks. In the 8th century BC, the Lycian League was formed as a confederation of at least 20 cities, and engaged in maritime trade. With the establishment of the Achaemenid Empire, it became a vassal state of Persia, but autonomy centered around the confederation of cities continued. In 43 AD, it was annexed to the Roman province of Pamphylia, but from the 4th century onwards it became an independent province. Ruins in this region have unearthed Greek-style public buildings as well as unique tombs.

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Japanese:

アナトリア南西部の地中海に面した一地方の古名。カリアとパンフリアの間にあり，北方でタウロス山脈に連なる。前 14～13世紀の楔形文字の史料では，リュキア人はヒッタイト人とギリシア人の勢力圏にはさまれていた。前8世紀には，少くとも 20の都市の連合体としてリュキア同盟が結成され，海上貿易に従事した。アケメネス朝ペルシアの成立とともにその属領となったが，都市連合を中心とする自治は存続した。 43年にローマ帝国属州パンフリアに併合されたが，4世紀以後は独立の属州となった。この地方の遺跡からは，ギリシア風公共建築物のほか，独特の墳墓が出土する。

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