21 Aug, 2019
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Pyrnos
Pyrnus or Pyrnos (Ancient Greek: Πύρνος) was a coastal polis (city-state) of ancient Caria in the Rhodian Peraia.
It was a member of the Delian League.
Its site is located near Büyükkaraağaç, Muğla Province, Turkey.
References
- ^ 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. Vol. 5.28.29.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, PYRNOS Caria, Turkey.
- ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1132. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ Athenian Tribute Lists
- ^ 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). "Pyrnus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°53′06″N 28°26′44″E / 36.885007°N 28.445529°E / 36.885007; 28.445529
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