Aurelia Neapolis, or Neapolis ( grc, Νεάπολις), was an inland town of
ancient Caria
Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; tr, Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the ...
, between
Orthosia
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and
Aphrodisias
Aphrodisias (; grc, Ἀφροδισιάς, Aphrodisiás) was a small Ancient Greece, ancient Greek Hellenistic_period, Hellenistic city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Anatolia, Turkey. It is located near the modern village of ...
, at the foot of
Mount Cadmus
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Places
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* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
, in the neighbourhood of
Harpasa
Harpasa ( grc, Ἅρπασα) was a city and bishopric in ancient Caria in Roman Asia Minor (Asian Turkey), which only remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
Little is known of the history of this town, situated on the east bank of the H ...
. During
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
times, it bore the name of Aurelia Neapolis.
[
Its site is located near modern Inebolu, ]Turkey
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.
References
Populated places in ancient Caria
Former populated places in Turkey
History of Aydın Province
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