Anemurium Archaeological Sitevisitor guide.

As its name appears only in a harbor list, the city is known to have existed in the 4th century BC. Ancient sources state Anemurium signifies 'windy place.' Historical records show the city's initial ramparts were erected in the 1st century AD, placed for a time under King Antiochus IV of Commagene (38–72 AD). Seized in 260 AD by Sasanians, Anemurium suffered frequent damage from Taurus pirates in the 4th and 5th centuries. Subjected to Arab raids in 650 AD, the city was subsequently abandoned. Following the Anatolian Seljuk conquest of Mamure Castle in the 12th–13th centuries, the region passed to Turkish rule. Anemurium is divided into upper and lower cities. Its most striking monuments—fortifications, 3 bathhouses, theater, odeon, and palaestra—are in the lower town. Anemurium was introduced to the Western world through British captain Francis Beaufort's Mediterranean surveys in the 19th century. Excavations were initiated in 1960 by Elisabeth Alföldi-Rosenbaum of the University of Toronto, followed by Prof. James Russell of Canada until concluding in 2000. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS MERSİN KIZKALESİ KANLI DİVANE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE SİLİFKE ATATÜRK HOUSE AND ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM SİLİFKE MUSEUM SİLİFKE NARLIKUYU MOSAIC MUSEUM SİLİFKE ASTHMA CAVE