a country of Asia Minor, having Phrygia on the north, Pamphylia
on the east, the Mediterranean on the south, and Caria on the west. The
greatest part of the country, however, is a peninsula projecting into
the Mediterranean. Lycia derived its name from Lycus, the son of
Pandion, who settled here. It was conquered by Crœsus, king of Lydia,
and passed with his kingdom into the hands of the Persians. It
afterward, in common with the neighbouring countries of Asia Minor,
formed part of the Macedonian empire, under Alexander; then of that of
the Seleucidæ, his successors in those countries; and, at the time of
the Apostles, was reduced to the state of a Roman province.
on the east, the Mediterranean on the south, and Caria on the west. The
greatest part of the country, however, is a peninsula projecting into
the Mediterranean. Lycia derived its name from Lycus, the son of
Pandion, who settled here. It was conquered by Crœsus, king of Lydia,
and passed with his kingdom into the hands of the Persians. It
afterward, in common with the neighbouring countries of Asia Minor,
formed part of the Macedonian empire, under Alexander; then of that of
the Seleucidæ, his successors in those countries; and, at the time of
the Apostles, was reduced to the state of a Roman province.