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LAMOS (Ancient city) TURKEY
Lamus (Lamos) a village of Cilicia, at the mouth of the river Lamus,
from which the whole district derived the name of Lamotis. The river is mentioned
by Stephanus B. (from Alexander Polyhistor), and both the river and the village
by Strabo (xiv. p. 671) and Ptolemy (v. 8. § § 4, 6). The river, which is otherwise
of no importance, formed the boundary between Cilicia Aspera and Cilicia Propria,
and still bears the name of Lamas or Lamuzo. About the village of Lamus no particulars
are known.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited July 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
City in Cilicia Aspera, 14 km SE of Gazipasa. The site is not proved
by inscriptions, but may be regarded as virtually certain. The city is listed
by Hierokles and the Notitiae, but other ancient mentions seem rather to refer
to a city and river of the same name farther E in Cilicia Pedias. Lamos was the
center of the region Lamotis, with a harbor at Charadros.
The ruins are on a high hill above the village, some 600 m above the
sea, and on a second summit to the E. The more conspicuous remains are on the
W hill; they consist almost entirely of walls, including part of a circuit wall
of poor quality masonry and evidently late date. The main gate, however, is standing,
and carries a fine lintel block with a dedication to Gallienus and a relief of
an ox's head on which an eagle stands. Just inside the gate is a large underground
reservoir. On the saddle between the two summits is a large building of uncertain
purpose; one wall is standing nearly to a man's height. On the E hill is a small
temple of Vespasian and Titus, badly ruined, and higher up numerous built tombs,
some originally very handsome. Less than 1 km to the E is a stadium of rather
less than full length, with rows of seats on either side and two entrances in
its N side.
G.E. Bean, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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