Charadrus

Charadrus

Charadrus

Town and fortress of Cilicia

For other uses, see Charadrus (disambiguation).

Charadrus or Charadros (Ancient Greek: Χάραδρος) was a town on the coast of ancient Cilicia, between Platanus and Cragus, according to the Stadiasmus. Strabo, who writes it Χαραδροῦς, describes it as a fort with a port below it, and a mountain Andriclus above it.[1] It is described by Francis Beaufort "as an opening through the mountains with a small river."[2] The mountain is mentioned in the Stadiasmus under the name Androcus.

Charadrus is located near modern Yakacık (formerly Kaledıran İskelesi), in Turkey.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 669. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. [2]
    Beaufort, Karamania, p. 194.
  3. [3]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. [4]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Charadrus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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