Lydae orLydai (Ancient Greek:Λύδαι) was a town ofancient Caria orLycia in theRhodian Peraea.Ptolemy notes the city in Lycia under the nameChydae.[1] TheStadiasmus Maris Magni calls the cityClydae orKlydai (Κλυδαί) and places it in Caria.[2]
The family ofGaius Iulius Heliodoros from Lydae, which produced Lycian Federal Priests, anarchiphylax, and a Roman Senator, is well-documented.[3] Thedemoi (subordinate urban units) of Lydae,Arymaxa andKreneis are known inRoman imperial times; they used to be separate communities that merged with Lydae viasympoliteia.
Its site is located on the modernKapıdağ Peninsula.[4][5] There are extensive Roman and Byzantine ruins. These include atheatre and anagora. Numerous tombs andmausoleums are scattered across the ruins.[6]
The site was identified by the British antiquariesTheodore andMabel Bent in March 1888.[7]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Clydae".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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