Corycus (Pamphylia)
Corycus (Ancient Greek: Κώρυκος, romanized: Korykos) was a Greek town in ancient Pamphylia, near Attaleia.[1] Strabo mention that Attalus II Philadelphus, who had also founded the city of Attaleia, sent a colony to Corycus and surrounded it with a greater circuit-wall.[2]
The location of the town has not been determined with certainty.
References
[edit]- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 667. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Strabo, Geography, 14.4.1
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Corycus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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