Heraclea ad Latmum
Ancient Heraclea at the foot of Mt Latmus. At the centre-right is the Hellenistic temple of Athena.
Heraclea at Latmus is located in Turkey
Heraclea at Latmus
Shown within Turkey
Coordinates37°29′51″N 27°31′37″E / 37.49759°N 27.52707°E / 37.49759; 27.52707
History
PeriodsHellenistic Greece

Heraclea at Latmus or Heraclea under Latmus (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια πρὸς Λάτμῳ or Ἡράκλεια ὑπὸ Λάτμῳ, romanizedHerakleia pros Latmo or Herakleia hupo Latmo; Latin: Heraclea ad Latmum), or simply Heraclea or Herakleia (Ἡράκλεια), also transliterated as Heracleia, was an ancient town situated at the western foot of Mount Latmus, on the border between Caria and Ionia in southwestern Asia Minor (modern Turkey). The site, now occupied by the modern village of Kapıkırı, stands on the shore of Lake Bafa, which in antiquity was part of the Gulf of Latmus before it was silted up by deposits from the river Maeander.[1][2] Substantial remains of the city and its fortifications still survive.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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