Hamaxitus
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For the town of ancient Caria, see Hamaxitus (Caria).
Hamaxitus (Ancient Greek: Ἁμαξιτός, romanized: Hamaxitos) was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia which was considered to mark the boundary between the Troad and Aeolis.[1] Its surrounding territory was known in Greek as Ἁμαξιτία (Hamaxitia),[2] and included the temple of Apollo Smintheus, the salt pans at Tragasai, and the Satnioeis river (modern Tuzla Çay).[3] It has been located on a rise called Beşiktepe near the village of Gülpınar (previously Külahlı) in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey.[4]
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Ἁμαξιτός | |
Location | Gülpınar, Çanakkale Province, Turkey |
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Region | Troad |
Coordinates | 39°32′18″N 26°5′35″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Builder | Colonists from Mytilene |
Founded | Possibly during the 8th or 7th centuries BC |
Abandoned | Possibly after the 7th or 8th century AD |
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