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The Historical Geography of Phrygia : The Settlement of Leonton Kephalai

Berndt Ersöz, Susanne LU orcid (2019) In Orbis Terrarum 16. p.23-53
Abstract
This article examines the literary evidence for a settlement in Phrygia named Leonton Kephalai, i.e. Lions´Heads. According to preserved literary sources, of which there are only three, Leonton Kephalai was an important military stronghold from the Achaemenid period until the end of the Roman Republic, but the settlement may have been occupied for longer. Furthermore, one literary source specifially connects the worship of the Mother Goddess with the area of Leonton Kephalai. Through an analysis of historical and topographical features provided in the literary sources, this article proposes that Leontotn Kephalai was located in the Phrygian Highlands, close to the intersection of Daskyleion-Gordion and Sardis-Gordion roads. The settlement... (More)
This article examines the literary evidence for a settlement in Phrygia named Leonton Kephalai, i.e. Lions´Heads. According to preserved literary sources, of which there are only three, Leonton Kephalai was an important military stronghold from the Achaemenid period until the end of the Roman Republic, but the settlement may have been occupied for longer. Furthermore, one literary source specifially connects the worship of the Mother Goddess with the area of Leonton Kephalai. Through an analysis of historical and topographical features provided in the literary sources, this article proposes that Leontotn Kephalai was located in the Phrygian Highlands, close to the intersection of Daskyleion-Gordion and Sardis-Gordion roads. The settlement that best fulfils the established criteria is that of Yazılıkaya (Midas City). (Less)
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Leonton Kephalai, Phrygian Highlands, Midas City, Achaemenid period, Agesilaos, Pessinous, Mother Goddess
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Franz Steiner Verlag
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  author       = {{Berndt Ersöz, Susanne}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{23--53}},
  publisher    = {{Franz Steiner Verlag}},
  series       = {{Orbis Terrarum}},
  title        = {{The Historical Geography of Phrygia : The Settlement of Leonton Kephalai}},
  volume       = {{16}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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