Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene ( el, Κατακεκαυμένη) was a name for a district in Lydia (modern western

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), and a union of ten cities in the area, during the

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and

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periods. The name means "burnt land" or "burnt country", referring to the pitch-black color of the lava and the dormant

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of Kula, which was first described by Strabo. Strabo ('' Geographica''
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reported that some place Katakekaumene as the site of the mythological battle between

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and the giant

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Decapolis

Cities of the ancient decapolis included: * Satala in Lydia * Maionia in Lydia * Tabala in Lydia * Bagis * Silandos * Saittae *

Daldis Daldis ( grc, Δάλδις, ἡ Δάλδις), was a town on the borders of ancient Lydia and Phrygia, a former bishopric, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see. It also minted coins in antiquity with the legend Δαλδιανων. It also bore ...

* Philadelphia in Lydia * Apollonos-Hieron * Mesotimolos or GordosW. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (

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References

Geography of ancient Lydia Historical regions of Anatolia History of Manisa Province Ancient Greek geography {{AncientLydia-geo-stub