Bolbae or Bolbai ( Ancient Greek: Βόλβαι) was a town of ancient Caria, mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium. [1] Bolbae was a polis (city-state) and member of the Delian League. [2] It appears in the Athenian tribute lists and paid an annual tribute of 17 drachmae, 1 obol. [3]
Its site is unlocated. [4]
References
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1113. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ Thompson, Wesley E. (1981). "The Carian Tribute". Anatolian Studies. 31. British Institute at Ankara: 95–100. doi: 10.2307/3642760. JSTOR 3642760. S2CID 163219608.
- ^ 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.
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