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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Astragon (Caria)

Astragon was a town of ancient Caria in the territory of Stratonicea. It was a point of contest between the Rhodians and Macedonians in their war (c. 190 BCE).

Its site is tentatively located near Elmacık, Asiatic Turkey.

References

  1. ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 33.18.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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