Halisarna (Ancient Greek:Ἁλίσαρνα) was a town ofancient Mysia on the north bank of the riverCaïcus.[1][2] The nearby towns of Halisarna,Pergamum, andTeuthrania had been given by the Persian kingDarius I to the Spartan kingDemaratus about the year 486 BCE for his help in the expedition against Greece. Demaratus's descendants continued to rule these cities at the beginning of the 4th century BCE.[3][4] During the withdrawal of Pergamum fromThe March of the Ten Thousand, it was attacked by, among others, troops from Halisarna and Teuthrania under command ofProcles, son of Demaratus.[5] In theHellenica,Xenophon relates that Halisarna, together with Pergamum, Teuthrania,Gambrium,Palaegambrium,Myrina andGryneium were delivered by their rulers to the army that, under the command of the SpartanThimbron, around the year 399 BCE, had come to the area to try to liberate the Greek colonies from the Persian domain.[3]
Its site is located near modernEğrigöltepe, inAsiatic Turkey.[6][7]
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Halisarna".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.39°02′42″N27°06′54″E / 39.045111°N 27.114997°E /39.045111; 27.114997
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