Lycia
Lycia ranks 6,314th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kuki, Saitama, Fujimi, Saitama, and Province of Viterbo. Memorable people born in Lycia include Gerasimus of the Jordan, Diogenes of Oenoanda, and Methodius of Olympus. Lycia has been the birth place of many religious figures, and philosophers. Lycia is located in Türkiye.
Lycia was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and Muğla in Turkey as well some inland parts of Burdur Province. The region was known to history from the Late Bronze Age records of ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 200 and 500, Lycia was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Gerasimus of the Jordan, Diogenes of Oenoanda, and Methodius of Olympus.
People Born in Lycia
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Gerasimus of the Jordan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 475
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 1
Diogenes of Oenoanda
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 200
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2
Methodius of Olympus
WRITER
260 - 311
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lycia were religious figures (1), philosophers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lycia, including Gerasimus of the Jordan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Lycia since 1700.
