Coordinates: 37°22′43″N27°44′08″E / 37.378561°N 27.735578°E / 37.378561; 27.735578
Olymos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυμος) or Olymon (Ὄλυμον) or Hylimos (Ὕλιμος) was a town of ancient Caria. It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[1]
Its site is located near Kafaca, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3] Many inscriptions of the Hellenistic period have been recovered from the site.[1]
References
- 12Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1130. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ↑Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
- ↑Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
37°22′43″N27°44′08″E / 37.378561°N 27.735578°E / 37.378561; 27.735578
Categories:
- Populated places in ancient Caria
- Former populated places in Turkey
- Greek city-states
- Members of the Delian League
- Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
- Milas
- History of Muğla Province
- Ancient Caria geography stubs