Amos

Americans, when hearing the term "Amos", will usually associate it with a comedy routine. Amos and Andy comes to mind. But, not here in Marmaris.

With the rental car still available, and after a day of boat chores -- anchor chain marking, top sides cleaning, and stainless polishing -- we set out exploring. The destination was another peninsula extending west from Marmaris. Well marked with road signs and a small brown colored one with arrow indicating the route to "Amos". Hmmmm. Not shown on the map, curiosity was aroused.

The road again, snaked around mountains dropping sharply to the sea, and small villages wherever there was enough coastal land for one. We passed three before coming to the end, by then a one lane, unpaved path around pastures and small huts. At the last, a lovely view, a couple of sailboats anchored off the shore and to our surprise, a yacht club!

Reversing to retrace our path, we were headed to the "Amos" sign at a park spot and what seemed, an entrance into the forest. Yes, worth the stop. Another early city and post boards with detail.

Ancient Amos, situated high with panoramic views of the area and its sea traffic, was one of the important cities in the Rhodian Peraia. 

Nice that a path provides helpful climbing to reach the top and the view.

The settlement location was surrounded by city walls 6 meters high by 2 meters thick. Inside are found an amphitheater with seating for about 1,300, a cistern, remains of statue pedestals, stones containing inscriptions, and other remnants. Only a little excavation has taken place, but enough revealing artifact to date the city from 200 BC.

The lower rows of seating in the theater are best preserved, providing a sea view as the backdrop of stagings by the people living here.