This paper introduces a new, unpublished Greek inscription concerning the Telemachi family from Xanthus. The inscription in the northeast corner of the Dipylon looking to the upper agora was formerly documented by the Canadian epigraphic team in 2000 and later recorded in detail during the epigraphical survey conducted within the scope of the Xanthus Excavations-Season 2018. The fifteen-lined text was inscribed on the right profile of the statue base after a 29 cm long part roughly left which extends from the top of the base to the beginning of inscription. The inscription is dated to the 3rd century AD based on the gens “Aurelius/Aurelia” and the character of the letters. The inscription honours a person named M. Aurelius Attalus alias Heracleides, who has not yet been mentioned in any epigraphic document in the city of Xanthus so far. According to the lineage given in the inscription, the person in question is a member of the Tiberius Claudius Telemachus family, one of the famous and aristocratic families of Xanthus. The inscription reveals that M. Aurelius Attalus, alias Heracleides, is the son of M. Aurelius Heracleides, alias Dicaiarchus, who was titled as a consularis and Tib. Claudia Arsasis who was also titled as a consularis. The inscription also expresses that the maternal grandmother of the person honoured is Tiberia Claudia Arsinoe, and his grandfather is Tiberius Claudius Aurelius Attalus. This new epigraphic finding significantly contributes to the prosopography of elite families in Roman Lycia and illustrates how the empire incorporated local elites into its governing system. Additionally, the inscription provides valuable insights into the social hierarchy, cultural integration, and administrative strategies within the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.

Perikle bir Likya Beyi'dir. Onun döneminin siyasi hareketlerini açıklığa kavuşturabilmek adına yakın tarihli veya çağdaşı olan Trbbenimi, Arttum̃para, Mithrapata ve Aruwãtijesi gibi önemli kişiler de mercek altına alınmıştır. Bu bağlamda Podalia Definesi'nin durumu incelenmiş ve Perikle'ye Likya Krallığı yolunu açan Arttum̃para ve müttefiklerine karşı kazandığı zaferin tarihi ve tarafları, özellikle Limyra'da bulunan Tebursseli Mezar yazıtı göz önüne alınarak belirginleştirilmeye çalışılmış ve bu savaşa MÖ 370/365 tarihi önerilebilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda savaş öncesi Perikle'nin beylik sınırlarının Limyra ve yakın civarlarını kapsadığı, savaşla birlikte Telmessos'un ele geçirilip Arttum̃para'nın müttefikleri olabilecek Mithrapata ve Aruwãtijesi'nin de bertaraf edilmesiyle Perikle'nin önündeki engelin kalktığı ve öncelikle Milyas Bölgesi'ni ele geçirilebildiği önerilmiştir. Ayrıca daha sonra ise bu kez Mithrapata ve Aruwãtijesi (Musa Dağı?) Definesi bağlamında dynastik dönem yerleşimi olabilecek Yukarı Olympos ve civarından yine Mithrapata ve Aruwãtijesi'nin gücünün çekilmesiyle engelin kalktığı ve Perikle'nin böylece Phaselis'i kuşatmış olabileceği önerilmiştir.

On the basis of archaeological data, it is suggested in this study that Mycenaean migration fl ows to Anatolia, of the kind proposed in ancient sources and by some researchers, did not actually occur. As an example, when the material culture of the Lycians under the Persian rule was examined and the results were analysed, it could be seen that although the two civilisations are of diff erent periods and had diff erent interactions, the infl uencing and the infl uenced cultures exhibit similar political, sociological and economic behaviors and characteristics. Therefore, it is proposed that this cultural infl uence is correlated to a process and degree of acculturation.