Xanthos - Roman acropolis

To the north of the Nereid Monument in Xanthos are the ruins of a Byzantine church, and beyond this, to the east of the north end of the road, the Roman acropolis. On the summit of the hill are the ruins of a large Byzantine monastery. On a spur of rock on the northeast side of the hill is the well-preserved Acropolis Pillar (mid-fourth century B.C.), a limestone monolith 4.75m/16ft high with a three-stage top section. On the top is a band of marble 1.13m/44in high enclosing the 2.28m/7.5ft grave-chamber, which is partly hewn from the interior of the pillar. Below the pillar are three rock tombs with splayed window-like facades.

There are also a number of small rock tombs outside the city (Lycian sarcophagi, with