Lissa (Lycia)
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Ancient Lycian town
Lissa (Ancient Greek: Λίσσα) was a town of ancient Lycia, mentioned by Ptolemy.[1]
Its site is located near Kızılağaç, Anatolia, Turkey.[2][3] Inscriptions and tombs have been found at the site.[4]
The site was explored by the British antiquaries Theodore and Mabel Bent in March 1888.[5]
- ↑ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.101.
- ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ↑ "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, LISSA Turkey".
- ↑ J.T. Bent, ‘Discoveries in Asia Minor’, The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1888, Vol. 9, pp. 82-7; The Travel Chronicles of Mrs J Theodore Bent, vol. 1, Oxford, 2006, pp. 225-54.
36°39′51″N 28°50′21″E / 36.664252°N 28.839144°E / 36.664252; 28.839144
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