Sarpedon (Cilicia)

Sarpedon (Ancient Greek: Σαρπηδών) was a coastal town of ancient Cilicia, mentioned by the anonymous author of the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax as abandoned in his time (c. 330s BCE).[1]

Its site is likely located near Cape Sarpedonion (Incekum Burnu)[2] in Asiatic Turkey.

References
  1. Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax 102.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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