Tlos (Caria)

For the town of ancient Lycia, see Tlos.

Tlos (Ancient Greek: Τλῶς),[1] also known as Gelos, was a town of ancient Caria. The town name does not appear in ancient writers but is inferred from epigraphic evidence.[2]

Its site is tentatively located near Pinarlıbükü, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, T627.1
  2. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


36°36′07″N 28°04′37″E / 36.601967°N 28.077022°E / 36.601967; 28.077022


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