Selinti

Selinti occupies a headland on the rugged Mediterranean coast east of Alaiye, beside the stream descending from the Taurus. The ancient city of Selinus spread over the hill and its slopes, with a harbour below and a necropolis nearby. The Roman emperor Trajan died here in 117 while returning from the east; for a time the city bore the name Traianopolis in his honour. Its ruins overlook a coast broken by rocky spurs and short valleys.