- For other cities called Olbia, see Olbia (disambiguation)
Olbia (Ancient Greek: Ὀλβία) was the westernmost town on the coast of ancient Pamphylia, which some ancient writers place in Lycia.[1][2] Ptolemy places it between Phaselis and Attaleia.[3] Stephanus of Byzantium blames Philo for ascribing this town to Pamphylia, since, as he asserts, it was situated in the territory of the Solymi, and its real name was Olba; but the critic is here himself at fault, confounding Olbia with the Pisidian Olbasa. Strabo describes Olbia as a strong fortress, and its inhabitants colonised the Lycian town of Cadrema.[1]
Its site is located near Koruma, Asiatic Turkey.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. pp. 666, et seq. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.26.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.5.2.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Olbia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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