Pedasa Explained

Pedasa (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Πήδασα or τὰ Πήδασα), also known as Pedasus or Pedasos (Πήδασος),[1] and as Pedasum, was a town of ancient Caria. It was a polis (city-state) by .[2] Alexander the Great deprived the place of its independence by giving it over to the Halicarnassians, together with five other neighbouring towns.

It was a member of the Delian League.[3]

Its site is near the modern Gökçeler.

External links

37.068°N 27.4218°W

Notes and References

  1. https://topostext.org/work/240#pi.1497 Suda, pi.1497
  2. Book: Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen . An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. limited . 2004. Oxford University Press. New York. 0-19-814099-1. 1305, 1334.
  3. https://topostext.org/work/32#259 Athenian Tribute Lists