Xanthus

Xan·thus

X0002100 (zăn′thəs) An ancient city of Lycia in present-day southwest Turkey. It was besieged and taken by the Persians (c. 546 bc) and the Romans (c. 42 bc). Both times the residents destroyed the city before surrendering.

Xanthus

(ˈzænθəs) n (Placename) the chief city of ancient Lycia in SW Asia Minor: source of some important antiquities

Xan•thus

(ˈzæn θəs)

n. an ancient city of Lycia, in SW Asia Minor.

Xanthus

(zăn`thəs), ancient city of LyciaLycia
, ancient country, SW Asia Minor. Egyptian sources ally the Lycians to the Hittites at the time of Ramses II; the Lycians spoke an Anatolian language. Lycia was frequently mentioned by Homer in Greek mythology.
..... Click the link for more information. , W Asia Minor, in present Turkey. On the Xanthus River, it was besieged and taken by the Persians (c.546 B.C.) and centuries later (c.42 B.C.) by the Romans. Both times the inhabitants destroyed their city before surrendering. Sir Charles Fellows excavated the ruins. Many works of art from Xanthus, such as the archaic sculptured reliefs and the Nereid monument, are now in the British Museum.

Xanthus

the chief city of ancient Lycia in SW Asia Minor: source of some important antiquities

单词	xanthus
释义	Xanthus Xan·thus X0002100 (zăn′thəs) An ancient city of Lycia in present-day southwest Turkey. It was besieged and taken by the Persians (c. 546 bc) and the Romans (c. 42 bc). Both times the residents destroyed the city before surrendering. Xanthus (ˈzænθəs) n (Placename) the chief city of ancient Lycia in SW Asia Minor: source of some important antiquities Xan•thus (ˈzæn θəs) n. an ancient city of Lycia, in SW Asia Minor. Xanthus Xanthus (zăn`thəs), ancient city of LyciaLycia , ancient country, SW Asia Minor. Egyptian sources ally the Lycians to the Hittites at the time of Ramses II; the Lycians spoke an Anatolian language. Lycia was frequently mentioned by Homer in Greek mythology. ..... Click the link for more information. , W Asia Minor, in present Turkey. On the Xanthus River, it was besieged and taken by the Persians (c.546 B.C.) and centuries later (c.42 B.C.) by the Romans. Both times the inhabitants destroyed their city before surrendering. Sir Charles Fellows excavated the ruins. Many works of art from Xanthus, such as the archaic sculptured reliefs and the Nereid monument, are now in the British Museum. Xanthus the chief city of ancient Lycia in SW Asia Minor: source of some important antiquities
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