Hydissus

Hydissus

Hydissus

Town of ancient Caria

Hydissus or Hydissos (Ancient Greek: Ὑδισσός),[1] Hydisus or Hydisos (Ὑδισός),[2] or Hydissa (Ὕδισσα)[3] was a town of ancient Caria, situated east of Mylassa.[3][4] Hydissus was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[2]

Its site is located near Karacahisar, Muğla Province, Turkey.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. [2]
    Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1117. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  3. [3]
    Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.2.20.
  4. [4]
    Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.
  5. [5]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  6. [6]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

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