Salmacis (Caria)

Salmacis or Salmakis (Ancient Greek: Σαλμακίς) was a town of ancient Caria. While the famed fountain appears in Strabo,[1] the town is only mentioned in inscriptions. It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[2]

Its site is unlocated.[2]

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. 14.16.1. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1132. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.