Alabanda

The name Alabanda is derived from the words Car (in language) Ala (horse), which means banda (race). The Byzantine historian Stephanos mentions that the city was given the name Alabanda due to the fact that Alabandos, the son of King Kar, won a horse race. Cicero, in his book The World of Gods, says that the city got its name from the snow god Alabandos. The first information about Alabanda, whose name was not mentioned when Alexander the Great came to Anatolia, later on BC. 3rd century we learn at the end. Accordingly, the King of Seleucid gives the city the name Khrysor Antiokhia. In an inscription found in Delphi III. It was stated that upon the request of Antiochus, a decision was taken by the Amphiktion Assembly about the immunity of Alabanda and according to this decision, the city was dedicated to Zeus Khrysaoeos and Apollon Isotimos.

The city of Alabanda by the King of Macedonia V. Philppos (222-175 BC). It was destroyed before the Magnesia war in 190. After this war, Alabanda BC. With the Peace of Apameia made in 188, Lykia and Karia's Rhodos III. Antiokhos III. Naturally, he shares the same fate with them as a result of his domination of Antiochus. However, Rhodos cannot be very effective in the city, only Helios has a priest. B.C. In Mylasa Rhodos war in 167, Alalasda acts as a free city and fights alongside Mylasa against Rhodos. Roman historian Luvius brought the Alabanda people to Rome with ambassadors in 23 kg. a gold crown and lots of gifts. Alabanda's first money edition was shortly before the city became Antiokheia Khrysaoreus BC. It started in the 3rd century. Although money was stopped from time to time, it continued during the Roman Empire. There are reliefs of horse (Pegasos) on coins. The flying horse probably deals with the myth of the city.