Naxia (Caria)

Naxia (Ancient Greek: Ναξία) was a town of ancient Caria. It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[1]

Its site is tentatively located near Bağdacık, Aydın Province, Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Mogens 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.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

37°33′10″N 27°39′33″E / 37.552756°N 27.659145°E / 37.552756; 27.659145

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