Triopium

Coordinates: 36°41′05″N 27°29′35″E / 36.684805°N 27.493021°E / 36.684805; 27.493021
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For the promontory in ancient geography, see
Triopium promontorium
.

Triopium or Triopion and Triopia (

Cnidus.[1] According to ancient writers Triopas was the founder of the city, and took its name after him.[2][3][4]

At Triopium there was a temple of Apollo. The temple was built with common expenses from the Greek cities of the region.[5]

Its site is located near Kumyer, Asiatic Turkey.[1][6]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9
    .
  2. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library, §5.57.5
  3. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library, §5.61.1
  4. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §T636.1
  5. ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, §4.25
  6. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

36°41′05″N 27°29′35″E / 36.684805°N 27.493021°E / 36.684805; 27.493021



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