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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven wonders of the ancient world, was built by Greek architects for the local Achaemenid satrap of Caria, Mausolus (Scale model) Carian cities in white. This map depicts the current rivers and coastline and certain features have changed over the years, notably Miletus, Heracleia, and Myus were on the ...
Ancient copy of the cult image of a local goddess hellenized as Aphrodite at Aphrodisias The Carians ( / ˈ k ɛər i ə n z / ; Ancient Greek : Κᾶρες , Kares , plural of Κάρ , Kar [ 2 ] ) were the ancient inhabitants of Caria in southwest Anatolia , who spoke the Carian language .
Caria and Lydia circa 50 AD (Mastaura not shown) Mastaura (Ancient Greek: Μάσταυρα), was an ancient Greek town near Dereağzı, Nazilli in northern Caria, not to be confused with ancient Mastaura (Lycia). Some sources speak of the town as originally belonging to Lydia, a kingdom into which Croesus (560-546 BC) briefly incorporated Caria ...
Kaunos (Carian: Kbid; [1] Lycian: Xbide; [1] Ancient Greek: Καῦνος; Latin: Caunus) was a city of ancient Caria and in Anatolia, a few kilometres west of the modern town of Dalyan, Muğla Province, Turkey. The Calbys river (now known as the Dalyan river) was the border between Caria and Lycia. Initially Kaunos was a separate state; then ...
Labraunda (Ancient Greek: Λάβρανδα Labranda or Λάβραυνδα Labraunda) is an ancient archaeological site five kilometers west of Ortaköy, Muğla Province, Turkey, in the mountains near the coast of Caria. In ancient times, it was held sacred by Carians and Mysians alike. The site amid its sacred plane trees [1] was enriched in ...
The ancient bishopric of Stratonicea in Caria is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees. [26] No further titular bishop of this eastern see has been appointed since the Second Vatican Council. [27] Antonio Stoppani, (13 Jun 1917 Appointed - 6 Aug 1940) Joseph Cucherousset, (9 Apr 1948 Appointed - 14 Sep 1955 ) Carlos Guillermo
Lagina (Ancient Greek: τὰ Λάγινα) or Laginia (Λαγινία) [1] was a town and religious centre in ancient Caria. It contained an important monumental temple of Hecate, at which great festivals were celebrated every year. [2] For most of antiquity, it was a part of the territory of Stratonicea.
Orthosia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρθωσία) was a town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. [1] It was not far from Alabanda, on the left bank of the Maeander River, and apparently on or near a hill of the same name. [2] [3] Near this town the Rhodians gained a victory over the Carians.