 It was then granted autonomy as a protectorate of Rome in 168 BC and remained so until becoming a Roman province in 43 AD under Claudius.The Lycian League ("Lykiakon systema" in Strabo's Greek transliterated, a "standing together") is first known from two inscriptions of the early 2nd century BC in which it honors two citizens.Bryce hypothesizes that it was formed as an agent to convince Rome to rescind the annexation of Lycia to Rhodes.