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Caria

Coastal Caria

Coastal Caria begins with

• Didyma (YES)
• south of Miletus,(YES) but Miletus had been placed in the pre-Greek Caria.
• South of it is the Iassicus Sinus (Güllük Körfezi) (NO, gulf?) and the towns of
• Iassus (NO) and
• Bargylia (NO), giving an alternative name of Bargyleticus Sinus to Güllük Körfezi, and nearby
• Cindye, which the Carians called Andanus (NO). After Bargylia is
• Caryanda or Caryinda,(NO) and then on the Bodrum Peninsula
• Myndus(check) (Mentecha or Muntecha), 56 miles (90 km) miles from Miletus. In the vicinity is
• Naziandus,(NA) exact location unknown.

• On the tip of the Bodrum Peninsula (Cape Termerium)(check) is
• Termera (Telmera, Termerea), (NO) and on the other side
• Ceramicus Sinus (Gökova Körfezi). (NO, gulf) It "was formerly crowded with numerous towns."
• Halicarnassus,(check) a Dorian Greek city, was planted there among
• six Carian towns:
  • Theangela,(NO)
  • Sibde,(NO)
  • Medmasa,(NO)
  • Euranium,(NO)
  • Pedasa or Pedasum,(NO) and
  • Telmissus.(NO??) These with
  • Myndus(check) and
  • Synagela,(NO)
  • Syagela or Souagela,(NO) where the tomb of Car is located, constitute the eight Lelege towns. Also on the north coast of the Ceramicus Sinus is
• Ceramus(NO) and
• Bargasus.(NO)

On the south of the Ceramicus Sinus is the Carian Chersonnese, or Triopium Promontory (Cape Krio), also called Doris after the Dorian colony of

• Cnidus.(check) At the base of the peninsula (Datça Peninsula) is
• Bybassus or Bybastus(NO) from which an earlier names, the Bybassia Chersonnese, had been derived. It was now Acanthus and Doulopolis ("slave city").

South of the Carian Chersonnese is

• Doridis Sinus, the "Gulf of Doris" (Gulf of Symi), the locale of the Dorian Confederacy. There are three bays in it:
  • Bubassius,
  • Thymnias and
  • Schoenus, the last enclosing the town of
• Hyda.(NO) In the gulf somewhere are
• Euthene or Eutane,
• Pitaeum, and
• an island: Elaeus or Elaeussa near
• Loryma. On the south shore is the
• Cynossema, or Onugnathos Promontory, opposite
• Symi.(check)

South of there is

• Peraea, a section of the coast under Rhodes. It includes
• Loryma or Larymna(NO) in Oedimus Bay,
• Gelos,(NO)
• Tisanusa,(NO)
• the headland of Paridion, Panydon or Pandion (Cape Marmorice) with
• Physicus, Physca or Physcus, also acalled Cressa (Marmaris). Beyond Cressa is the
• Calbis River (Dalyan River). On the other side is
• Caunus (near Dalyan), (YES)
• with Pisilis or Pilisis and
• Pyrnos between.

Then follow some cities that some assign to Lydia and some to Caria:

• Calynda(YES, Kalynda) on the Indus River,(YES)
• Crya,
• Carya,
• Carysis or Cari and
• Alina in the Gulf of Glaucus (Katranci Bay or the Gulf of Makri), the Glaucus River being the border. Other Carian towns in the gulf are
• Clydae or
• Lydae and
• Aenus.

Inland Caria

At the base of the east end of Latmus near Selimiye was the district of Euromus or Eurome, possibly Europus, formerly Idrieus and Chrysaoris (Stratonicea), apparently the ethnic center of non-Hellenic Caria. The name Chrysaoris once applied to all of Caria; moreover, Euromus was originally settled from Lycia. Its towns are Tauropolis, Plarassa and Chrysaoris. These were all incorporated later into Mylasa. Connected to the latter by a sacred way is Labranda. Around Stratonicea is also Lagina or Lakena as well as Tendeba and Astragon.

Further inland towards Aydin is Alabanda, noted for its marble and its scorpions, Orthosia, Coscinia or Coscinus on the upper Maeander and Halydienses, Alinda or Alina. At the confluence of the Maeander and the Harpasus is Harpasa (Arpaz). At the confluence of the Maeander and the Orsinus, Corsymus or Corsynus is Antioch on the Maeander and on the Orsinus in the mountains a border town with Phrygia, Gordiutichos ("Gordius' Fort") near Geyre. Founded by the Pelasgi Leleges and called Ninoe it became Megalopolis ("Big City") and Aphrodisias, sometime capital of Caria.

Other towns on the Orsinus are Timeles and Plarasa. Tabae was at various times attributed to Phrygia, Lydia and Caria and seems to have been occupied by mixed nationals. Caria also comprises the headwaters of the Indus and Eriya or Eriyus and Thabusion on the border with the small state of Cibyra.

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Map of Lycia showing significant ancient cities and some major mountains and rivers.

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