Pteria
Città antica · Turchia
- Abbandonato
- sconosciuto
- Fondato
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- Popolazione
- —
- Coordinate
- 39.748, 35.066
Perché è stato abbandonato
🏛️ Rovine antiche
Rilevato automaticamente dal testo: ancient city of Cappadocia in modern-day Turkey
Storia
Pteria was the capital of the Leucosyri in northern Cappadocia. They were said by Herodotus to have been taken and ruined by Croesus in 547 BCE. It also was the place of the Battle of Pteria, an undecided battle between Cyrus the Great and Croesus.
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