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AI InsightLikewise, its strategic geographic location allowed it to become the most important commercial, political and military power in this region during the Roman period.
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Abstract
The ancient city of Kibyra is located on a mountainous site on three prominent hills a short distance northwest of the town of Gölhisar in the Lakes region of southwest Asia Minor. It was important in the ancient world due to its fortuitous location at the intersection of the cultural regions of Lycia, Karia, Pisidia and Phrygia and at the crossroads of important north-south and east-west commercial routes Fig. 1 . It was the most important city in the north-west part of the Pisidia region and was called Kabalia or Kibyratis during the Roman era. The city became rich through its developed industry and abundant natural resources, and thus gained a dominant position on the network of regional trade routes during the Hellenistic period. Likewise, its strategic geographic location allowed it to become the most important commercial, political and military power in this region during the Roman period.