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Heraclea (Lydia)

İzmir · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Izmir
Elevation
49 m
Wikidata
Q11925439

About

Heraclea or Herakleia (Ἡράκλεια), also transliterated as Heracleia, was a town of ancient Lydia at the foot of Mount Sipylus. From this town magnets were known as Heracleus lapis.

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