Bybassus

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Bybassus or Bybassos or Bubassus or Bubassos (

Rhodus; now at this small part, being about five stadia, the Cnidians were working to dig a canal."[4]
It is clear, then, that he means a narrow neck some distance east of the town of Cnidus.

Modern scholars identify the Bubassius Sinus with Hisarönü Bay, and Bubassus in the district of Hisarönü.[6] At least on scholar places the site of the town in the neighborhood of Bozburun in the town of Hisarönü,[7] others treat the site of the town as unlocated.

References

  1. ^ Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca historica (Historical Library). Vol. 5.62.
  2. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.28.
  3. ^ Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. Vol. 1.16.
  4. ^ a b Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 1.174, where the MS. reading is Βυβλεσίης, but there is no doubt that it has been properly corrected Βυβασσίης.
  5. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 656. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  6. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9
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  7. ^ Index Anatolicus

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


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