Στρατoνικεια / Στρατoνικη / Στρατονίκεια (in Greek) | |
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| Alternative name | Stratonikeia, Stratoniceia, Stratoniki, Stratonike, Stratonice, Idrias, Chrysaoris, Hadrianopolis |
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| Location | Eskihisar, Muğla Province, Turkey |
| Region | Caria |
| Coordinates | 37°18′53″N 28°03′57″E / 37.31472°N 28.06583°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Antiochus I Soter |
Stratonicea (Hittite: 𒀜𒊑𒅀 Atriya, Ancient Greek: Στρατoνικεια or Στρατoνικη; or per Stephanus of Byzantium: Στρατονίκεια) – also transliterated as Stratonikeia, Stratoniceia, Stratoniki, and Stratonike and Stratonice; a successor settlement to Chrysaoris;[1] and for a time named Hadrianopolis – was one of the most important towns in the interior of ancient Caria, Anatolia, situated on the east-southeast of Mylasa, and on the south of the river Marsyas; its site is now located at the present village of Eskihisar, Muğla Province, Turkey. It is situated at a distance of 1 km (0.62 mi) from the intercity road D.330 that connects the district center of Yatağan with Bodrum and Milas, shortly before Yatağan power station if one has taken departure from the latter towns.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Ἰδριάς.