Myndus
Μύνδος | |
Location | Gümüşlük, Muğla Province, Turkey |
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Region | Caria |
Coordinates | 37°3′11″N 27°14′0″E / 37.05306°N 27.23333°E |
Myndus (
History
Myndos was protected by strong walls, and had a good harbor. (
The
Myndian ships are mentioned in the expedition of Anaxagoras against Naxos. (Herod. v. 33.)
At a later time, when Alexander the Great besieged Halicarnassus, he was anxious first to make himself master of Myndus; but when he attempted to take it by surprise, the Myndians, with the aid of reinforcements from Halicarnassus repulsed him with some loss. (Arrian, l. c.; comp. Hecat. Fragm. 229; Polyb. xvi. 15, 21; Scylax, p. 38; Ptol. v. 2. § 9; Liv. xxxvii. 15; Hierocl. p. 687.) Athenaeus (i. 32) states that the wine grown in the district of Myndus was good for digestion.
Remains of the city are visible in and around Gümüşlük and in the adjacent waters; it is supposed that some unrecorded earthquake caused seafront sections of the ancient town to be submerged.[3] As a result, much of the land and offshore areas are protected from interference and development.
Ecclesiastical history
Myndus was an
The bishopric is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[5]
Notable people
- Alexander of Myndus, ancient Greek writer
- Apollonius of Myndus, ancient Greek astrologer
- Eusebius of Myndus, ancient Greek philosopher
- Botryas of Myndus, ancient Greek writer[6]
- Zenon of Myndus, ancient Greek writer[7]
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE PHILOSOPHERS, § 6.57
- ^ "Gümüşlük". Bodrumpages.com. 2000–2004. Retrieved 26 Mar 2009.
- ^ Sophrone Pétridès, "Myndus" The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911. full text
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 931
- ^ PHOTIUS, BIBLIOTHECA EXCERPTS, § 190.9
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § M462.3
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Myndus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.