Corycium Antrum

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Corycium Antrum was an inland town of ancient Cilicia, above Arima, inhabited during the Byzantine era. [1]

Its site is tentatively located near Cennet Obruğu in Asiatic Turkey. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 36°27′06″N34°06′17″E / 36.4516°N 34.10485°E / 36.4516; 34.10485