Carians

"Karian" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Karian, Iran.
Location of Caria within the classical regions of Asia Minor
Carian soldier of the Achaemenid army c. 480 BC. Tomb of Xerxes I.[1]
Ancient copy of the cult image of a local goddess hellenized as Aphrodite at Aphrodisias

The Carians (/ˈkɛəriənz/; Ancient Greek: Κᾶρες, Kares, plural of Κάρ, Kar[2]) were the ancient inhabitants of Caria in southwest Anatolia, who spoke the Carian language.

  1. ^ Achaemenid soldiers
  2. ^ Κάρ. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project