It is founded within a bay, extended through land at south of Gulluk Harbor within Mandalya Bay. Bargylia, at the 30th km. of Milas Bodrum road, is founded by Bellere Phon, one of the Greek Myth heroes. At the twin peeks of this hill, Roman and Greek at north and at the other areas Byzantium Era pieces of arts are present.

It is founded on a steep rock at 200 m. height at approximately 5 km. south of Milas. Name of the city is passed as “Pezona” in Medieval Italian sources, and “Bercin”, “Pecin” and “Becin” in Turk Islam sources. Structure ruins, reached today from city are dense at Kenez and Sigmen, ramparts and external castle surrounded by ramparts, internal castle looking to Milas plains.

Men is the ancient lunar deity or moon deity of Anatolia which was worshipped as far back as the 3rd millenium BC and who occasionally graced the coins minted in the area. One of the Men cult’s most important centers, the ancient city of Antiocheia is adorned with many structures dedicated to the Men god. The Sacred site of Men is located 5 km from Yalvac. The temple can be dated back to the 4th century BC. In addition to the temple, there are 2 churches, a stadium and residential dwellings.

Antiocheia is was founded about 1 km north of Yalvac in the province of Isparta on a fertile area lying along the southern slopes of the Sultan Mountains. It was the capital city of the Pisidia and a Seleucid colony like Apollonia. It was built between 281-261 BC by Seleucus’s son Antiocheia and named “Antiocheia” in his honor.

In 25 BC with the selection of Pisidia as the site of Rome’s first and biggest military colony, the city was rebuilt by emperor Augustus. Augustus brought 3000 soldiers from Rome and settled them here in Antiocheia.

The city was given the name “Seven boroughs” and in Latin texts it is referred to as “Res Gestae.” For this reason the ancient Roman city and Antiocheia are sister cities with an important place in history.

At this time, there were inscriptions in Antiocheia of two Lefro (V-VII). In the Roman era, the city had, according to inscriptions, a population of over 100,000 people. The official language was Latin but the population at large spoke Greek. In the early part of Emperor Period of Rome the city was rebuilt according to a ordered city plan and many buildings both religious and civil were constructed.