Ἀνδριάκη | |
 Andriake Harbour area | |
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| Location | Demre,Antalya Province,Turkey |
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| Region | Lycia |
| Coordinates | 36°13′35″N29°57′23″E / 36.22639°N 29.95639°E /36.22639; 29.95639 |
| Type | Ancient Settlement and port |
Andriake orAndriaca (Ancient Greek:Ἀνδριάκη) was an ancient city and the port of the ancient town ofMyra inLycia. It is in the modernDemre district ofAntalya Province, in south-western Turkey.
The site[1] has a museum.
Andriake is mentioned byPtolemy; andPliny hasAndriaca civitas, Myra (v. 27).
Appian (B.C. iv. 82) says that in 42 BCLentulus was sent byBrutus to collect money and broke through the chain which defended the entrance to the port, and went up the river to Myra.
Beaufort (Karamania, p. 26) gives the nameAndráki to the river of Myra.
Andriake is clearly the port on the small river on which Myra stood, 20 stadia higher up. (Strab. p. 666.) It must have been at Andriake, as Cramer observes, thatSt. Paul and his companion prisoners were put on board the Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy. (Acts, xxvii. 5, 6.)
On the north side of the entrance are the remains of large Romanhorrea with an inscription which states that they wereHadrian's: the date is Hadrian's third consulate, 119 AD. There are ruins of churches and of asynagogue.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Andriaca".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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