Hydissus

Town of ancient Caria

Hydissus or Hydissos (Ancient Greek: Ὑδισσός),^[1] Hydisus or Hydisos (Ὑδισός),^[2] or Hydissa (Ὕδισσα)^[3] was a town of ancient Caria, situated east of Mylassa.^[3]^[4] Hydissus was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.^[2]

Its site is located near Karacahisar, Muğla Province, Turkey.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ ^a ^b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1117. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
^ ^a ^b Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.2.20.
^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.
^ 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.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Hydissa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.