Hydissus or Hydissos (Ancient Greek: Ὑδισσός), Hydisus or Hydisos (Ὑδισός), or Hydissa (Ὕδισσα) was a town of ancient Caria, situated east of Mylassa. Hydissus was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.
Its site is located near Karacahisar, Muğla Province, Turkey.
References
- Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1117. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.2.20.
- Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.
- 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.
- 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). "Hydissa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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