Ancient Lycian town
Lissa (Ancient Greek : Λίσσα ) was a town of ancient Lycia , mentioned by Ptolemy .[1]
Its site is located near Kızılağaç , Anatolia , Turkey.[2] [3] Inscriptions and tombs have been found at the site.[4]
The site was explored by the British antiquaries Theodore and Mabel Bent in March 1888.[5]
References
^ Ptolemy . The Geography . Vol. 5.101.
^ 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 .
^ "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, LISSA Turkey" .
^ J.T. Bent, ‘Discoveries in Asia Minor’, The Journal of Hellenic Studies , 1888, Vol. 9, pp. 82-7; The Travel Chronicles of Mrs J Theodore Bent , vol. 1, Oxford, 2006, pp. 225-54.
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