Castolus (Lydia)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Castolus or Kastolos (Ancient Greek: Καστωλός) was a town of ancient Lydia.[1] Xenophon says that king Darius II appointed his son Cyrus the Younger, commander of all the forces that muster at the plain of Castolus (Castoli Campus; Καστωλοῦ πεδίον).[2]
The site of the plain of Castolus is fixed as the Burçak Ovası; the site of the town is unknown.[3]
References
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Καστωλοῦ πεδίον.
- ^ Xenophon. Anabasis. Vol. 1.1.2.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 62, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Castoli Campus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Categories:
- CS1: long volume value
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the DGRG without Wikisource reference
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the DGRG
- Articles with unknown geocoordinates
- Populated places in ancient Lydia
- Former populated places in Turkey
- Roman towns and cities in Turkey
- Lost ancient cities and towns
- All stub articles
- Ancient Lydia geography stubs