Octapolis
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Ancient city of Caria
This article is about the ancient city. For the video game, see Octapolis (video game).
Octapolis or Oktapolis (Ancient Greek: Ὀκτάπολις) was a city of ancient Caria or Lycia. Per the Stadiasmus Patarensis it included the town of Lyrnai as one of eight constituent settlements implied by the name "8-city". It is noted by Ptolemy.[1]
Its site is located near Kızılkaya, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
36°48′55″N 28°55′48″E / 36.815349°N 28.930005°E / 36.815349; 28.930005
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