Lycia

Lycia, in classical geography, was a mountainous district on the S. coast of Asia Minor between Caria and Pamphylia, It is semicircular in form, the landward side forming the chord of the arc. The original inhabitants, the Solymi (or Milyae), are described in the Iliad as a brave and warlike race, and, according to the same authority, the chieftains who led them were of AEolid extraction. Lycia is supposed to have been colonised by Hellenes from Crete. The Lycians maintained a successful resistance against Croesus, and were the last people in Asia Minor to submit to the Persians, The county is rich in architectural remains.