Octapolis

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.

Its site is located near Kızılkaya, Asiatic Turkey.

References

  1. ↑ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.3.
  2. ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  3. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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