Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene () was a name for a district in

Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, ...

(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''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-si ...

. Strabo reported that a place named Katakekaumene was the site of the mythological battle between

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and the giant

Typhon Typhon (; , ), also Typhoeus (; ), Typhaon () or Typhos (), was a monstrous serpentine giant and one of the deadliest creatures in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, Typhon was the son of Gaia and Tartarus. However, one source has Typhon as t ...

Decapolis

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

Setae In biology, setae (; seta ; ) are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms. Animal setae Protostomes Depending partly on their form and function, protostome setae may be called macrotrichia, chaetae ...

* Daldis * 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