Laertes (Cilicia)

Laertes (Ancient Greek: Λαέρτης)^[1] was a town of ancient Cilicia.^[2] Some have supposed that the philosopher Diogenes Laërtius was from this town.^[3][4] Strabo called it a stronghold.^[5]

Çebel Ires Daǧı inscription - a Phoenician legal inscription found in Laertes

Its site is located near Cebelires, in Asiatic Turkey.^[2][6] Archaeologists have excavated the site; antiquities may be found at the Alanya Archaeological Museum.