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Location of Caria within the classical regions of Asia Minor. Carian soldier of the Achaemenid army c. 480 BC. Tomb of Xerxes I. [1] Ancient copy of the cult image of a local goddess hellenized as Aphrodite at Aphrodisias. The Carians ( / ˈkɛəriənz /; Ancient Greek: Κᾶρες, Kares, plural of Κάρ, Kar [2]) were the ancient inhabitants ...
Caria ( / ˈkɛəriə /; from Greek: Καρία, Karia; Turkish: Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid- Ionia ( Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. [1] The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian mainlanders and they called themselves Caria because of the name of their king. [2]
Sanctuary. Satellite of. Mylasa. Ancient cities of Caria. 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.
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Halicarnassus ( / ˌhælɪkɑːrˈnæsəs /, HAL-ih-kar-NASS-əs; Latin: Halicarnassus or Halicarnāsus; Ancient Greek: Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός, Halikarnāssós; Turkish: Halikarnas; Carian: 𐊠𐊣𐊫𐊰 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊵𐊫𐊰 alos k̂arnos) was an ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia. [1] It was located in southwest Caria, on an ...
Miletus was a Mycenaean stronghold on the coast of Asia Minor from c.1450 to 1100 BC. The 13th century BC saw the arrival of Luwian language speakers from south central Anatolia calling themselves the Carians. Later in that century other Greeks arrived. The city at that time rebelled against the Hittite Empire.
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 ...
Pages in category "Populated places in ancient Caria" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.