Aphrodisium (Cyprus)

Aphrodisium or Aphrodision (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίσιον),[1][2] also known as Aphrodisias (Ἀφροδισιάς),[3] was a city of ancient Cyprus, situated at the narrowest part of the island, only 70 stadia from Salamis.

Its site is near the modern Liastrika, Akanthou, in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 682. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ↑ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.14.
  3. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  4. ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  5. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aphrodisium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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