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Corycus (Pamphylia)

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Corycus (Ancient Greek: Κώρυκος, romanizedKorykos) was a Greek town in ancient Pamphylia, near Attaleia.[1] Strabo mention that Attalus II Philadelphus, who had also founded the city of Attaleia, sent a colony to Corycus and surrounded it with a greater circuit-wall.[2]

The location of the town has not been determined with certainty.

References

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  1. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 667. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ^ Strabo, Geography, 14.4.1

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