Katakekaumene

Katekaumene
Kula[1]

Burnt lands of the Katakekaumene.
Highest point
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Coordinates 38°34′38″N 28°31′12″E / 38.57722°N 28.52000°E / 38.57722; 28.52000Coordinates: 38°34′38″N 28°31′12″E / 38.57722°N 28.52000°E / 38.57722; 28.52000
Geography
Katekaumene

Manisa Province, Turkey

Kula Yanıkyöre rock formations

Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene (Greek: Κατακεκαυμένη) was a name for a district in Lydia (modern western Turkey), and a union of ten cities in the area, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

The name means burnt lands and refers to the dormant volcanic belt of Kula,[2] which was first described by Strabo.[3] Strabo (Geography, 12.8.19) reported that some made Katakekaumene the site of the mythological battle between Zeus and the giant Typhon.

Decapolis

Cities of the ancient decapolis included:

References

  1. ↑ Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Volcanic Tourist Destinations (Springer Science & Business Media, 8 August 2012)| pages 100–101.
  2. ↑ E. Akdeniz. "SOME EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST KNOWN RESIDENTS OF KATAKEKAUMENE (BURNED LANDS)". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry. 11 (1): 69–74.
  3. ↑ The American Journal of Science, Volume 38 (Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University., 1840 ) p207.
  4. ↑ Philadelphia in Lydia.
  5. ↑ W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 24 Jun. 2010 ) p132.
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