Pladasa

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Pladasa was a town of ancient Caria. Its name does not appear in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic evidence. It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League. [1] There was a strong Carian presence in the town's ethnic makeup. [1]

Its site is located near Çandüşüren, Asiatic Turkey. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1132. ISBN   0-19-814099-1.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 37°05′14″N28°04′47″E / 37.087317°N 28.079785°E / 37.087317; 28.079785