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Hydai

Hydai or Kydai was a town of ancient Caria. Its name does not appear in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic evidence; its demonym was Hydaieis or Kydaieis (Κυδαιεῖς). It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.

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Hydai or Kydai was a town of ancient Caria. Its name does not appear in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic evidence; its demonym was Hydaieis (Ancient Greek: Ὑδαιεῖς) or Kydaieis (Κυδαιεῖς).1 It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.1

Its site is located near Damlarboğaz, Asiatic Turkey.23 It has been partially excavated and some of the artifacts are displayed at the Milas Museum.

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References

  1. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 1116–1117. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  2. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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