Sidussa (Ancient Greek:Σίδουσσα or Σιδούσση) was a small town ofIonia, belonging to the territory ofErythrae, noted byThucydides as a strong place, likePteleum.[1]Pliny the Elder describes it as an island off the coast of Erythrae.[2] It is probable that the place also bore the name ofSidus (Σιδοῦς), asStephanus of Byzantium mentions a town of this name in the territory of Erythrae.[3]
Sidussa was a member of theDelian League since it is mentioned in tribute records toAthens at least between the years 450/49 and 430/29 BCE.[4]
Thucydides places it in the territory ofErythrae and says that, like Pteleum it was a fortified place that was used by the Athenian army under the command ofLeon andDiomedon to attack positions onChios in the year 412 BCE.[1]
Sidussa's location is tentatively accepted as atBüyük Ada,İzmir Province,Turkey.[5][6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Sidussa".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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