Aroma (Caria)

Aroma (Ancient Greek: Ἄρομα) was a town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Roman times.[1] In his Geographica, Strabo reports that the town was known for its wine.[2]

Aroma was located in the hills above ancient Nysa, near present day Kavaklı, Sultanhisar in Asiatic Turkey.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ Diest, Walther von; Coler, Harry von (1913). Nysa ad Maeandrum: nach Forschungen und Aufnahmen in den Jahren 1907 und 1909. p. 10. doi:10.11588/diglit.29678.
  3. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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