Michael in Turkey

"The town was set up by the Rhodians in 700 BC. Because of it's location on an isthmus separating two harbours, It had been the most important harbor city of the western Lycia and an important centre of commerce between Greece, Asia, Egypt, and Phoenicia, although it did not belong to the confederation of Lycian cities. The city was captured by Persians after they conquered Asia minor, and later captured by Alexander the Great. After the death of Alexander, the city remained in Egyptian hands from 209 B.C. to 197 B.C., under the dynasty of Ptolomaios, and with the conclusion of the Apamea treaty, was handed over to the Kingdom of Rhodes, together with the other cities of Lycia..."