Lissa_(Lycia)

Lissa (Lycia)

Lissa (Lycia)

Ancient Lycian town

Lissa (Ancient Greek: Λίσσα) was a town of ancient Lycia, mentioned by Ptolemy.[1]

Its site is located near Kızılağaç, Anatolia, Turkey.[2][3] Inscriptions and tombs have been found at the site.[4]

The site was explored by the British antiquaries Theodore and Mabel Bent in March 1888.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.101.
  2. [2]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. [3]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. [4]
    "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, LISSA Turkey".
  5. [5]
    J.T. Bent, ‘Discoveries in Asia Minor’, The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1888, Vol. 9, pp. 82-7; The Travel Chronicles of Mrs J Theodore Bent, vol. 1, Oxford, 2006, pp. 225-54.

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