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Kasossos Latitude and Longitude:
37°13′49″N 27°48′45″E / 37.230248°N 27.812491°E / 37.230248; 27.812491
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Kasossos ( Ancient Greek: Κασωσσος) was a town of ancient Caria. It evidently contained an important temple or sanctuary that was shown favour by the Hecatomnids when they ruled Caria. [1] Its townspeople appear in ancient inscriptions recovered in Caria. [2]

Its site is located near Ulaş, Asiatic Turkey. [3] [4]

References

  1. ^ The Cambridge Ancient History (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. 2008. p. 229. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Error - PHI Greek Inscriptions".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

37°13′49″N 27°48′45″E / 37.230248°N 27.812491°E / 37.230248; 27.812491


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