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Side (Greek: Σίδη Side, Turkish: Side) was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is now a resort town and one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey, near Manavgat and the village of Selimiye, 75 km from Antalya) in the province of Antalya.
It is located on the eastern part of the Pamphylian coast, which lies about 20 km east of the mouth of the Eurymedon River. Today, as in antiquity, the ancient city is situated on a small north-south peninsula about 1 km long and 400 m across.
Strabo and Arrian both record that Side was founded by Greek settlers from Cyme in Aeolis, a region of western Anatolia. This most likely occurred in the 7th century BC. Possessing a good harbour for small-craft boats, Side's natural geography made it one of the most important places in Pamphylia and one of the most important trade centres in the region. According to Arrian, when settlers from Cyme came to Side, they could not understand the dialect. After a short while, the influence of this indigenous tongue was so great that the newcomers forgot their native Greek and started using the language of Side. Excavations have revealed several inscriptions written in this language. The inscriptions, dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, remain undeciphered, but testify that the local language was still in use several centuries after colonisation. Another object found in the excavations at Side, a basalt column base from the 7th century BC and attributable to the Neo-Hittites, provides further evidence of the site's early history. The name Side is Anatolian in origin and means pomegranate.
I don't care you sing such a winner's song.
No I won't respond.
My silence screams ha.ha.
And you can call us wrong either way.
It "just so happens" to us everyday.
Oh I. I won't come undone.
And if you ever wanna adventure,
If you ever want a fashion show, I'll walk on yr block.
Cuz my art is better than yr art
And you will be better off when I'm gone...
And if you ever wanna try yr hand at forcing my suicide,
Come on fucker reach out for the sun!
Yeah yeah yeah you got the lens that wants to go through me.
You got the rebel style it don't fool me.
You're a poset-modern parasite.
And if you ever wanna try yr hand at forcing my suicide
Just know I've only begun,
And if you ever wanna try yr hand at forcing my suicide