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Aphrodisium (Cyprus)

Coordinates: 35°24′04″N 33°44′22″E / 35.401231°N 33.739331°E / 35.401231; 33.739331
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Aphrodisium or Aphrodision (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίσιον),[1][2] also known as Aphrodisias (Ἀφροδισιάς),[3] was a city of ancient Cyprus, situated at the narrowest part of the island, only 70 stadia from Salamis.

Its site is near the modern Liastrika, Akanthou, in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 682. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.14.
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  4. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 72, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aphrodisium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

35°24′04″N 33°44′22″E / 35.401231°N 33.739331°E / 35.401231; 33.739331