Hamaxia ( Ancient Greek: Ἁμαξία) was a town in the east of ancient Pamphylia or in the west of Cilicia. [1] It had a good roadstead for ships, and excellent cedars for ship-building. [2] Hamaxia is likely the same place as Anaxion or Anaxium or Amaxian (Ἁμαξίαν) mentioned by the Stadiasmus Maris Magni as being west of Coracesium. [3] [4] Strabo reports that the town was one of the gifts of Mark Antony to Cleopatra. [5]
Its site is tentatively located near Sinekkalesi, in Asiatic Turkey. [6] [7] There are archaeological remains, including walls and a gate. [4]
References
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 669. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Lucan 8.259.
- ^ Stadiasmus Maris Magni, § 208.
- ^ a b Lohmann, Hans. "Hamaxia". Brill's New Pauly. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 14.5.3. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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