Heraclea orHerakleia (Ἡράκλεια), also transliterated asHeracleia, was a town ofancient Lydia at the foot ofMount Sipylus. From this townmagnets were known asHeracleus lapis.[1][2]
Its site is tentatively located nearEmiralem,Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Heracleia".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
38°36′54″N27°10′09″E / 38.6149°N 27.1693°E /38.6149; 27.1693
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