Magydos
Encyclopedia
Magydos was an ancient settlement, located on the coast in Pamphylia
, Asia Minor
(now modern Turkey
), between the cities of Attalia and Perga
. Magydos was attested to during the Roman and Late Antiquity periods. The site of ancient Magydos is now occupied by modern-day Lara Manastır. It was known in antiquity by the name of Magydus in Latin
and Μάγυδος in Greek
. It was sometimes identified with Masythus and Mygdala or Mygdale (Greek Μυγδάλη).
Pamphylia
In ancient geography, Pamphylia was the region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus . It was bounded on the north by Pisidia and was therefore a country of small extent, having a coast-line of only about 75 miles with a breadth of...
, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
(now modern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
), between the cities of Attalia and Perga
Perga
Perga was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia and the capital of Pamphylia, now in Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins east of Antalya on the coastal plain. Located there is an acropolis dating back to the Bronze Age...
. Magydos was attested to during the Roman and Late Antiquity periods. The site of ancient Magydos is now occupied by modern-day Lara Manastır. It was known in antiquity by the name of Magydus in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and Μάγυδος in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. It was sometimes identified with Masythus and Mygdala or Mygdale (Greek Μυγδάλη).