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ANTIOCHIA EPI KRAGO (Ancient city) TURKEY
Antiocheia ad Cragum Antiocheia epi Krago, Ptol. v. 8, § 2). Strabo
mentions a rock Cragus on the coast of Cilicia, between the river Selinus and
the fort and harbour of Charadrus. Appian (Mithrid. c. 96) mentions both Cragus
and Anticragus in Cilicia as very strong forts; but there may be some error here.
Beaufort (Karamania, p. 193) conjectures that the site may be between Selinty
and Karadran (the Charadrus of Strabo): he observed several columns there whose
shafts were single blocks of polished red granite. A square cliff, the top of
which projects into the sea, has been fortified. There is also a flight of steps
cut in the rock leading from the landing place to the gates.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited July 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
Site in Cilicia Aspera, 18 km SE of Gazipasa, identified by the ancient authorities as E of Selinos. The city has no history. The ruins stand on the crest of a steep slope, some 300 m above the sea, and the principal feature is a long main street running E-W, lined with numerous statue bases. At its E end is a gateway still in fair condition; at the W end the street bends S to a knoll which may have formed the acropolis. In the NE part of the site are the collapsed ruins of a marble temple, on the walls of which was inscribed a dice oracle of unfamiliar content. On the shore below are the remains of a landing-place, a gate, and a small fort, and there are numerous tombs on the hillside.
G. E. Bean, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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