About 27 kilometers north of the city of Corum is an ancient structure known as the “Tomb of Kapilikaya.” It is thought to be a tomb of the Hellenistic period, dating back to approximately the 2nd century BCE.
The structure is not simply a door shaped façade but actually a cube cut out of the mountain, only connecting to the natural rock around it at a few points. From inside you can actually walk all the way around it or climb up onto its top.
The inner chamber of the tomb can only be accessed through entering a small square opening about halfway up the face of the structure. An inscription above the entrance reads “IKEZIOS,” so it is believed to be the tomb of an ancient commander named Ikezius.
