Stratonikeia

settlement · 330 BC – 640 AD

An ancient city in Caria founded by Antiochus I Soter, according to Strabo. The city had several phases, including a period of Rhodian influence, before coming under the umbrella of Roman administration. The city was elaborately embellished with monumental programs of public art and architecture.

Coordinates

37.31371, 28.06185

Also known as

Eskihisar (tur), Idrias (grc), Stratonicaea (lat), Stratoníkeia (grc), Εδριείς (grc), Ιδριάς (grc), Στρατoνικη (grc), Στρατονίκεια (grc), Στρατονίκεια Καρίας (ell), Στρατονικεῖα (grc), Χρυσαωρίς (grc), Стратоникея (rus)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
  iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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