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Colophon (Extinct city)

LC control no.sh2017004061
Geographic headingColophon (Extinct city)
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Geographic subdivision usageTurkey--Colophon (Extinct city)
Variant(s)Kolophōn (Extinct city)
See alsoExtinct cities--Turkey
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Turkey--Antiquities
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Found inWork cat.: Herondae Mimiambi, 1914: page 92 (Phoenix Colophonius [adjective meaning "from Colophon"])
Brill's new Pauly online, July 31, 2017 (Colophon; Κολοφῶν = Kolophōn; Ionian city in Lydia [west coast of modern Turkey]; its ruins are near the current town of Değirmendere; prosperous in the 7th/6th centuries BC and notorious for its opulence)
Turkish archaeological news, via WWW, July 31, 2017 (In ancient times Colophon was one of the most important cities of the Ionian coast of Asia Minor; coordinates: 38.108500, 27.139200; founded 9th or the 8th century BC; member of the Ionian League)
Not found inGeoNames, July 31, 2017