Castolus (Lydia)

Castolus or Kastolos (Ancient Greek: Καστωλός) was a town of ancient Lydia.[1] Xenophon says that king Darius II appointed his son Cyrus the Younger, commander of all the forces that muster at the plain of Castolus (Castoli Campus; Καστωλοῦ πεδίον).[2]

The site of the plain of Castolus is fixed as the Burçak Ovası; the site of the town is unknown.[3]

References

  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Καστωλοῦ πεδίον.
  2. ^ Xenophon. Anabasis. Vol. 1.1.2.
  3. ^ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Castoli Campus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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