Euthenae or Euthenai (Ancient Greek: Εὐθηναί) or Euthena was a coastal town of ancient Caria, on the Ceramicus Sinus.[1][2][3]
Located 9 km north of Marmaris, likely holds the remains of a Rhodian Peraia settlement, which was associated with the city of Camirus. This site appears to be referenced by Pomponius Mela, Pliny the Elder and Stephanus of Byzantium.[4][5] At the peak's summit, there is a walled citadel with small forts at both ends. The steep hillside below is covered with tightly packed ruins of a sizable town, constructed on terraces. An epitaph of a local Euthenite was discovered in the nearby village of Ovacik at the base of the hill.[4] The name on the inscription is Νικοκλῆς (Nikokles).[6]
Its site is located near Altınsivrisi, Asiatic Turkey.[1][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Book 5.29.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ a b The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Altinsivrisi
- ^ Ethnica, Stephanus of Byzantium
- ^ Graffito of Nikokles; no date; found at Euthena: *Bean & Cook, ABSA 52, 1957, 75-76, no. 3; SEG 18, 439.
- ^ 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). "Euthenae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°55′55″N 28°15′18″E / 36.932°N 28.255°E / 36.932; 28.255
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