Rhodian Peraia
Asia Minor after the Treaty of Apamea
in 188 BC. Rhodian possessions are marked in green (darker shade for the pre-Treaty extent)The Rhodian Peraea or Peraia (
Asia Minor during the 5th–1st centuries BC, when the area was controlled and colonized by the nearby island of Rhodes
.
Already in
Cnidus itself), as well as the nearby Trachea peninsula and its neighbouring region to the east. Like Rhodes, these territories were divided into demes, and their citizens were Rhodian citizens.[1]
During the
Maeander River came under Rhodian rule, but this was short-lived; when Rhodes submitted to Rome in 167 BC, this region was lost again.[1] During this time, the Peraia comprised the fully incorporated portion, lying between Cnidus and Kaunos, which as before was divided into demes and formed part of the Rhodian state,[2] and the remainder of Caria and Lycia, which were tributary to Rhodes.[3] Rhodes retained a portion of its old domains in Asia until 39 BC, when they were ceded to Stratonicea.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Welwei, Karl-Wilhelm. "Peraia". Brill's New Pauly. Brill Online, 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Fraser & Bean 1954, pp. 54–70.
- ^ Fraser & Bean 1954, pp. 70–78.
Sources
- Blümel, Wolfgang (1991). Die Inschriften der Rhodischen Peraia (in German). Bonn: R. Habelt. ISBN 3-7749-2473-2.
- Bresson, Alain (1991). Recueil des inscriptions de la Pérée rhodienne: (Pérée intégrée) (in French). Paris: Université de Besançon. ISBN 2251604456.
- Fraser, Peter Marshall; Bean, George Ewart (1954). The Rhodian Peraea and islands. Oxford University Press.
- Held, Winfried (2009). "Die Karer und die Rhodische Peraia". Die Karer und die Anderen : internationales Kolloquium an der Freien Universität Berlin, 13. bis 15. Oktober 2005 (in German). Bonn: R. Habelt. pp. 121–134. ISBN 978-3-7749-3632-4.
- Rice, E. E. (1999). "Relations between Rhodes and the Rhodian Peraia". In Gabrielsen, V. (ed.). Hellenistic Rhodes. Politics, Culture, and Society. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. pp. 45–54. ISBN 8772886765.
Ancient Caria
Oğuz-Kırca, E.D. 2015a. Two Models of Fortresses/ Fortress Settlements in the Carian Chersonesos (Karya Khersonesosu’nda (Pera) İki Tip Kale/ Kale Yerleşimi). TÜBA-AR 18: 125-143.
Oğuz-Kırca, E.D. 2015b. The Chora and The Core: A General Look at the Rural Settlement Pattern of (Pre)Hellenistic Bozburun Peninsula, Turkey. PAUSBED 20: 33-62.