Strabo, Geography, Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator), 12.8.13

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[13] Beyond the Epictetus to the south is the Greater Phrygia, leaving on the left Pessinus, and the parts about Orcaorci, and Lycaonia, and on the right Maeones, Lydians, and Carians. In the Epictetus are Phrygia Paroreia, and the country towards Pisidia, and the parts about Amorium,¹ Eumeneia,² and Synnada.³ Next are Apameia Cibotus,⁴ and Laodiceia,⁵ the largest cities in Phrygia. Around them lie the towns [and places], Aphrodisias,⁶ Colossae,⁷ Themisonium,⁸ Sanaus, Metropolis,⁹ Apollonias, and farther off than these, Pelte, Tabeae, Eucarpia, and Lysias.

Geography. Strabo. Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator). London. 1854-1857.

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Geography (English) (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 1-3. Hamilton, Hans Claude, translator; Falconer, William, translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854-1857.)

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Γεωγραφικά Perseus (Strabo. Strabonis Geographica, Vols. 1-3. Meineke, August, editor. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877.) — 12.8.13 focus

[13] ὑπὲρ δὲ τῆς Ἐπικτήτου πρὸς νότον ἐστὶν ἡ μεγάλη Φρυγία, λείπουσα ἐν ἀριστερᾷ τὴν Πεσσινοῦντα καὶ τὰ περὶ Ὀρκαόρκους καὶ Λυκαονίαν, ἐν δεξιᾷ δὲ Μαίονας καὶ Λυδοὺς καὶ Κᾶρας· ἐν ᾗ ἔστιν ἥ τε Παρώρειος λεγομένη Φρυγία καὶ ἡ πρὸς Πισιδίᾳ καὶ τὰ περὶ Ἀμόριον καὶ Εὐμένειαν καὶ Σύνναδα, εἶτα Ἀπάμεια ἡ Κιβωτὸς λεγομένη καὶ Λαοδίκεια, αἵπερ εἰσὶ μέγισται τῶν κατὰ τὴν Φρυγίαν πόλεων· περίκειται δὲ ταύταις πολίσματα καὶ Ἀφροδισιὰς Κολοσσαὶ Θεμισώνιον Σαναὸς Μητρόπολις Ἀπολλωνιάς, ἔτι δὲ ἀπωτέρω τούτων Πέλται Τάβαι Εὐκαρπία Λυσιάς.

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Geography (Books 6-14) Perseus (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 3-6. Jones, Horace Leonard, translator. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1924-1929 (printing).) — 12.8.13 focus

[13] Above Phrygia Epictetus towards the south is Greater Phrygia, which leaves on the left Pessinus and the region of Orcaorci and Lycaonia, and on the right the Maeonians and Lydians and Carians. In Epictetus are Phrygia “Paroreia,”¹ as it is called, and the part of Phrygia that lies towards Pisidia, and the parts round Amorium and Eumeneia and Synnada, and then Apameia Cibotus, as it is called, and Laodiceia, which two are the largest of the Phrygian cities. And in the neighborhood of these are situated towns, and. . . . .,² Aphrodisias, Colossae, Themisonium, Sanaüs, Metropolis, and Apollonias; but still farther away than these are Peltae, Tabae, Eucarpia, and Lysias.

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Geography

1. Hergan Kaleh.

2. Ischekli.

3. Afium-Karahissar.

4. Dinear.

5. Iorghan-Ladik.

6. Geira.

7. Destroyed by an earthquake in the time of Nero, afterwards Konos.

8. Teseni.

9. Ballyk.

Strabo Geography 12.8.13

Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator)

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