The ruins of the lost civilization of Lycia, which inspired today's US democracy: https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/02/27/the-ruins-of-the-lost-civilization-of-lycia-which-inspired-todays-us-democracy/ It developed in ancient times in southern Anatolia, in present-day Turkey. There, Saint Nicholas of Bari was born, a Christian bishop who gave rise to the modern-day Santa Claus.