Phoenicus (Lycia)
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Port of ancient Lycia
Not to be confused with
Phoenix (Lycia)
.Phoenicus or Phoinikous (
Patara; it was scarcely 2 miles (3.2 km) distant from the latter place, and surrounded on all sides by high cliffs. In the war against Antiochus III the Great, a Roman fleet took its station there with a view of taking Patara.[1]
Its site is located near the modern Kalkan.[2][3]
References
- Ab urbe condita Libri[History of Rome]. Vol. 37.16.
- 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). "Phoenicus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°15′53″N 29°25′16″E / 36.264588°N 29.421226°E / 36.264588; 29.421226
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