Antioch on the Maeander
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Antiochia on the Maeander also Antioch on the Maeander , earlier Pythopolis, was a city of ancient Caria
, in Anatolia
. The city was situated between the Maeander and Orsinus rivers near their confluence and, though it was the site of a bridge over the Maeander had "little or no individual history" (ref. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites). The scanty ruins are located on a hill (named, in Turkish
, Jeni-Sher or Yenişer) a few km southeast of Kuyucak
, Aydin Province
, Turkey
, near the modern city of Başaran, or the village of Aliağaçiftliği (ref. Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World). The city already existed when Antiochus I enlarged and renamed it. It was home to the sophist Diotrephis.http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0039.html
It has not been excavated, although Christopher Ratte et al. visited the site in 1994 and produced a sketch plan.
Caria
Caria was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the Carian population in forming Greek-dominated states there...
, in Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
. The city was situated between the Maeander and Orsinus rivers near their confluence and, though it was the site of a bridge over the Maeander had "little or no individual history" (ref. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites). The scanty ruins are located on a hill (named, in Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, Jeni-Sher or Yenişer) a few km southeast of Kuyucak
Kuyucak
Kuyucak is a town and a district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, from the city of Aydın on the E24 highway that connects İzmir and Denizli, east of İzmir. Kuyucak is near the larger town of Nazilli.-Geography:...
, Aydin Province
Aydin Province
Aydın Province is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. The provincial capital is the city of Aydın which has a population of approx. 150,000 . Other towns in the province include the summer seaside resorts of Didim and Kuşadası.-History:Aydın was founded by the ancient...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, near the modern city of Başaran, or the village of Aliağaçiftliği (ref. Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World). The city already existed when Antiochus I enlarged and renamed it. It was home to the sophist Diotrephis.http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0039.html
It has not been excavated, although Christopher Ratte et al. visited the site in 1994 and produced a sketch plan.
See also
- Battle of Antioch on the Meander