Erines ( grc, Ἐρινε͂ς) or Erine (Ἐρινε͂) was a town of
ancient Caria, probably on the
Bodrum Peninsula. Erines appears in the Athenian tribute lists and paid an annual tribute of 68 drachmae, 5 obol. It also appears on numerous ancient inscriptions.
The editors of the ''
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World'' treat it as unlocated but probably near
Theangela
Theangela ( grc, Θεάγγελα) was a town of ancient Caria. Upon the conquest of Caria by Alexander the Great, he placed it under the jurisdiction of Halicarnassus. It was birthplace of Philippus of Theangela, a 4th-century BCE historia ...
.
Others locate its site near
Hisarönü,
Asiatic Turkey, at the head of the gulf opposite the Greek island of
Syme.
References
Populated places in ancient Caria
Former populated places in Turkey
Members of the Delian League
Lost ancient cities and towns
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