Cretopolis or Kretopolis ( Ancient Greek: Κρητόπολις [1] or Κρητῶν πόλις [2]) was a town of ancient Pisidia, Lycia, or Pamphylia, according to various ancient writers. Historians of the Wars of the Diadochi, such as Diodorus, place it in Pisidia. [3] Ptolemy places Cretopolis in the part of Cabalia, which he attaches to Pamphylia. [1] Polybius places it in the Milyas, Lycia. [2] The site is unknown. The Battle of Cretopolis was fought nearby in 319 BC.
Its site is located at Buğdüz, near Yüreğil in Asiatic Turkey. [4] [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cretopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
37°22′30″N 30°19′18″E / 37.374984°N 30.321707°E / 37.374984; 30.321707
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