Since the beginning of systematic research in the 19th century, Lycia in
south-western Turkey has proven to be extremely rewarding for
epigraphical fieldwork. The region was densely settled in antiquity, and
the ruins of numerous ancient cities are still well preserved on the
surface. These sites produce a continuous influx of new inscriptions,
with the multiplication of excavation and survey activities during the
last two decades even increasing the quantity of new disvoveries. The
current dynamics of research on ancient Lycia is reflected in a great
number of publications, both of new inscriptions and of systematic
studies of the epigraphic material. The present volume is based on an
international conference held at Munich in 2005 which aimed at striking
an interim balance and discussing perspectives of future research.
Single papers partly contain editions of new texts, partly adress
general historical problems, with a focus on the relations between Rome
and the Lycian Confederacy in the late Hellenistic period, the
foundation of the province of Lykia, and the social history of the
Lycian elites during the Imperial period.