In the late seventh century BCE, Greek settlers from Cyme built Side on a rocky promontory on the Pamphylian shore. There must have been an older settlement because the word Side is Anatolian ("pomegranate"). However, the new town soon lost its Greek character and the inhabitants started to speak the native, Anatolian language. This picture shows the Hellenistic outer wall of Side. about 75 km from the city of Antalya), on the south coast of Anatolia.
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