Orthosia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρθωσία) was a town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. It was not far from Alabanda, on the left bank of the Maeander River, and apparently on or near a hill of the same name. Near this town the Rhodians gained a victory over the Carians. It was the seat of a bishop from an early date, and, while no longer a residential bishopric, it remains under the name Orthosias in Caria a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
Its site is located near Yenipazar in Asiatic Turkey.
References
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- Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 650. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 37.25.
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- Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.2.19.
- Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29, 37.9, 37.25.
- Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 688.
- Catholic Hierarchy
- 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). "Orthosia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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