Iulia (Lydia)
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Maiboza, also called Iulia or Julia, was a town of
ancient Lydia Lydia ( Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provi ...
. The name Maiboza does not occur among ancient authors, but is inferred from
epigraphic Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...
and other evidence. Its site is located near
Gölmarmara Gölmarmara is a town and district of Manisa Province in Turkey's Aegean at a distance of from the province center of Manisa. The town owes its name to the nearby Lake Marmara, called under various names throughout history. The town of Gölmarm ...
in Asiatic Turkey.


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Populated places in ancient Lydia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey History of Manisa Province {{Manisa-geo-stub