Stratonikeia

Stratonicea

Στρατoνικεια / Στρατoνικη / Στρατονίκεια (in Greek)
The theatre in Stratonicea
Shown within Turkey
Alternative name	Stratonikeia, Stratoniceia, Stratoniki, Stratonike, Stratonice, Idrias, Chrysaoris, Hadrianopolis
Location	Eskihisar, Muğla Province, Turkey
Region	Caria
Coordinates	37°18′53″N 28°03′57″E / 37.31472°N 28.06583°E / 37.31472; 28.06583
Type	Settlement
History
Builder	Antiochus I Soter

Stratonicea (Hittite: 𒀜𒊑𒅀 Atriya, Ancient Greek: Στρατoνικεια or Στρατoνικη; or per Stephanus of Byzantium: Στρατονίκεια) – also transliterated as Stratonikeia, Stratoniceia, Stratoniki, and Stratonike and Stratonice; a successor settlement to Chrysaoris;^[1] and for a time named Hadrianopolis – was one of the most important towns in the interior of ancient Caria, Anatolia, situated on the east-southeast of Mylasa, and on the south of the river Marsyas; its site is now located at the present village of Eskihisar, Muğla Province, Turkey. It is situated at a distance of 1 km (0.62 mi) from the intercity road D.330 that connects the district center of Yatağan with Bodrum and Milas, shortly before Yatağan power station if one has taken departure from the latter towns.