Myous
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Ryan Horne
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History
An ancient Ionian port settlement in Caria, the site is located at modern Avşar Kale in Turkey. The site was abandoned in antiquity due to siltification from the Maeander river; it was modestly resettled in the Byzantine period.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599813
37.5987228, 27.4258624
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Myus (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Myous (550 BC - AD 300)
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- Afşar (Turkish, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Avşar Kale (Turkish, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Myous located in Caria (region) (unspecified date range)
- Myous member of Ionian League (unspecified date range)
- Myous located on Maeander (river) (unspecified date range)
- Ionopolitikos/Latmikos Sinus connection Myous (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 E2 Myous
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Afşar
C. Foss, G. Reger, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, and Ryan Horne, 'Myous: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599813> [accessed: 30 December 2024]
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