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NISA (Ancient city) TURKEY
Near Sutlgen, in the mountains ca. 25 km N of Kas. Mentioned only
by Ptolemy and Hierokles and in the episcopal Notitiae. There is no evidence that
Nisa was ever a member of the Lycian League; her one known coin (Sammlung von
Aulock no. 4373), of the 2d c. B.C., is of nonfederal type.
The ruins are quite considerable but poorly preserved. They include
a theater and a stadium; above the latter is a paved agora with a stoa and a number
of inscribed bases. The city wall is partly preserved, in good squared blocks.
The necropolis, outside the wall on the W, contains sarcophagi and a few built
tombs.
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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