Pyrrha (Caria)

Pyrrha or Pyrra (Ancient Greek: Πύρρα) was a small town on the Maeander River, opposite to Miletus; it was 50 stadia distant from the mouth of the river.[1][2][3]

The site of Pyrrha is tentatively located near modern Sarıkemer in Asiatic Turkey.[4][5]

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. xiv. p. 636. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 5.29.
  3. Schol. ad Ptol. 5.2.5.
  4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
  5. 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). "Pyrrha". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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