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| Bodrum Castle |
The first recorded colonists in Bodrum part were the Carians and the seaport expanse was colonised by Dorian Greeks as of the 7th hundred BC. The city later fell under Persian ruler. Under the Persians, it was the capital urban center of the satrapy of Caria, the region that had since long represented its backwoods and of which it was the main interface. Its strategical emplacement assured that the city loved considerable self sufficiency. Archeological grounds from the period of time such as the recently unwrapped Salmakis (Kaplankalesi) Lettering, now in Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, attest to the particular pride (elucidation needed) its indwellers had developed. A renowned indigen was Herodotus, the Greek historiographer (484-420 BC).
