Strobilos

Coordinates: 36°58′50″N 27°19′00″E / 36.98056°N 27.31667°E / 36.98056; 27.31667
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Not to be confused with Strobilus.
For the town in ancient Bithynia, see Strobilos (Bithynia).

Strobilos (

Byzantine-era fortress on the south-western Anatolian coast, across from the island of Kos and near modern Bodrum in Turkey.[1]

It is first mentioned in 724, making it one of the few known

Seljuk Turks around 1080, but it was recovered and refortified under the Komnenian emperors. It remained in Byzantine hands until 1269, when it was captured by the Turkish emirate of Menteshe.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Foss 1991, pp. 1967–1968.

Sources

  • Foss, Clive (1991). "Strobilos". In
    ISBN 0-19-504652-8
    .

36°58′50″N 27°19′00″E / 36.98056°N 27.31667°E / 36.98056; 27.31667

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