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Bodrum Castle (Turkish: Bodrum Kalesi) is a historical fortification located in southwest Turkey in the port city of Bodrum, built from 1402 onwards, by the Knights of St John (Knights Hospitaller) as the Castle of St. Peter or Petronium. A transnational effort, it has four towers known as the English, French, German, and Italian towers ...
Bodrum Castle: Knights Hospitaller: Marmaris Castle: Knights Hospitaller Ottoman Empire Ordu Province: Bolaman Castle: Kevgürk Castle: Ünye Castle: Byzantine Empire
The modern name Bodrum derives from the town's medieval name Petronium, which has its roots in the Hospitaller Castle of St. Peter. [citation needed]In classical antiquity, Bodrum was known as Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: Ἁλικαρνασσός, [5] Turkish: Halikarnas), a major city in ancient Caria.
Bodrumkale is a castle ruin in Osmaniye Province, Turkey. It is situated on a hill, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away from Osmaniye. The castle is to the northeast of the ancient city of Castabala. In medieval times it controlled the road from Central Anatolia to the Mediterranean coast.
On August 10, 1773, Admiral Elmanov bombarded Bodrum Castle at around 19:00 and landed 1,000 soldiers, then an additional 1,500 at around 04:00. [3] However, the plundering operation was defeated by the attack of the Turkish troops, and the Russian troops suffered losses. He quickly boarded ships and left Bodrum. [4]
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Theatre at Halicarnassus in Bodrum, with the Bodrum Castle seen in the background, 2015. The Theatre at Halicarnassus, [1] also known as Bodrum Antique Theatre [2] [3] (Turkish: Bodrum Antik Tiyatrosu, usually shortened as Antik Tiyatro), is a 4th-century BC [4] Greco-Roman theatre located in Bodrum, Turkey. [1]