October
20
/ 2024
Along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast in Mersin, from the ancient city of Anemurium, excavations have revealed, for the first time, a 13-line inscription within the Harbor Bath, believed to be around 2,000 years old. The inscription honors a wrestler named Kaikilianos who lived during that era. It is 47 inches (120 cm) tall and 19 inches (50 cm) wide, and was found carved on what appears to be an altar or statue base that weighs half a ton. Wrestling: A Thriving Scene in 2nd Century Greco Turkey Kaikilianos had won first place in the second wrestling competition held in the city, a contest organized every five years by a notable local dignitary. The inscription commemorates the victory by this ancient athlete
