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Müze Gezgini

Pteria

Yozgat · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Yozgat
Elevation
1,319 m
Wikidata
Q7256680

About

Pteria (Ancient Greek: Πτερία) 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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