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Aperlae (Aperlai: Eth. Aperleites), a place in Lycia, fixed by the Stadiasmus 60 stadia west of Somena, and 64 stadia west of Andriace. Leake (Asia Minor, p. 188) supposes Somena to be the Simena of Pliny (v. 27). Aperlae, which is written in the text of Ptolemy Aperrae, and in Pliny Apyrae, is proved to be a genuine name by an inscription found by Cockerell, at the head of Hassar bay, with the Ethnic name Aperleiton on it. But there are also coins of Gordian with the Ethnic name Aperraiton. The confusion between the l and the r in the name of an insignificant place is nothing remarkable.
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
Town in Lycia 14.4 km E-SE of Kas mentioned first by Pliny, then by
Ptolemy, Hierokles, in the Stadiasmus and in inscriptions. Some 5th c. silver
coins inscribed APR or PRL in Lycian are probably to be ascribed to Aperlai, as
are coins of League type inscribed AP. In Imperial times (but probably not earlier,
see Apollonia) Aperlai was at the head of a sympolity including Simena, Isinda,
and Apollonia, and citizens of those cities are described, for example, as Aperlite
from Simena. There is also a scanty coinage of Gordian III. In the bishopric lists
the city's name appears as Aprillae.
The ruins are on a low hill by the shore at the head of a deep bay.
The hill is surrounded by a wall of fairly regular ashlar still standing to a
considerable height, with a small gate surmounted by a blind arch. One or two
buildings of late appearance are still to be seen, and a great number of Lycian
sarcophagi with so-called Gothic lids, mostly of Roman date.
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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