Idyma

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Idyma (

ancient Caria, strategically placed at the head of a gulf,[1] near the Idymos (Ἴδυμος) river.[2] It is located in the modern town of Gökova
.

In 546 BCE, the

Pan, hinting at a shepherd's cult.[4]

From 167 BCE to at least the 2nd century CE, Idyma, together with the entire region south of modern Muğla was part of the

Peræa Rhodiorum
).

Its site is located near Kozlukuyu, Asiatic Turkey.[1][5] It remains an archaeological site today. The city walls 200 metres (660 ft) in length and around fifty rock tombs are located along the steep climb (sea level to 400 metres (1,300 ft)) of Küçük Sakar. The acropolis was explored by the French archaeologist Louis Robert in 1937.[6]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9
    .
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, I326.21
  3. S2CID 163219608
    .
  4. ISBN 978-0-89689-516-4
    .
  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. ISBN 978-2-251-60445-9
    .

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