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Corycus (Pamphylia)

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Greek town in ancient Pamphylia, near Attaleia

Corycus (Ancient Greek: Κώρυκος, romanizedKorykos) was a Greek town in ancient Pamphylia, near Attaleia. Strabo mention that Attalus II Philadelphus, who had also founded the city of Attaleia, sent a colony to Corycus and surrounded it with a greater circuit-wall.

The location of the town has not been determined with certainty.

References

  1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 667. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Strabo, Geography, 14.4.1

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Corycus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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