Pedasa (Ancient Greek:Πήδασα or τὰ Πήδασα), also known asPedasus orPedasos (Πήδασος),[1] and asPedasum,[2] was a town ofancient Caria. It was apolis (city-state) byc. 400 BCE.[3]Alexander the Great deprived the place of its independence by giving it over to theHalicarnassians, together with five other neighbouring towns.[2]
It was a member of theDelian League.[4]
Its site is near the modernGökçeler,Muğla province ofTurkey.[5][6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Pedasa".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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