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Pteleum

İzmir, Karaburun · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Izmir / Karaburun
Elevation
6 m
Wikidata
Q17626253

About

Pteleum or Pteleon (Ancient Greek: Πτελεόν) was a fortress town in the territory of Erythrae, in Ionia. Pliny the Elder mentions Pteleon, Helos, and Dorium as near Erythrae, but those places are confused by Pliny with the Triphylian towns in Homer's Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.

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  2. 23 km · 23 min by car

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  3. 37 km · 37 min by car

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  4. 26 km · 26 min by car

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  5. 48 km · 48 min by car

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