Trysa

Trysa

Trysa

Ancient Lycian town

Trysa or Tryssa was a town of ancient Lycia, located between Cyaneae and Myra.[1] It has been archaeologically examined, and among the finds are Lycian tombs, most notably the Heroon of Trysa.[2] Greek inscriptions which were found there show that there was a cult of Zeus Eleutherios and of Helios at Trysa.[3] The town was also inhabited during the Byzantine period and there was a church on the acropolis.[3]

Its site is located near the modern town of Gölbaşı, Asiatic Turkey.[1][4]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Stillwell, Richard; MacDonald, William L.; McAllister, Marian Holland, eds. (1976). "Trysa". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press.
  3. [3]
    The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, TRYSA Lycia, Turkey
  4. [4]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

See also

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