Pyrrha (Caria)
Pyrrha or Pyrra (Ancient Greek: Πύρρα) was a small town on the Maeander River, opposite to Miletus; it was 50 stadia distant from the mouth of the river.[1][2][3]
The site of Pyrrha is tentatively located near modern Sarıkemer in Asiatic Turkey.[4][5]
References
- Strabo. Geographica. xiv. p. 636. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 5.29.
- Schol. ad Ptol. 5.2.5.
- Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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