Castabus or Kastabos ( Ancient Greek: Κάσταβος) was a town of ancient Caria. [1] Diodorus says Hemithea was carried off by Apollo and deified at Castabus. [2] The city came under Rhodian control, as part of the Rhodian Peraia, no later than 300 BC. [3] In 1960, an ancient Greek sanctuary (1st century BC) dedicated to the demigod Hemithea was discovered near the city by the British archaeologists J.M. Cook and W.H. Plommer. [3] [4] The sanctuary consists of a temple, a theatre and numerous houses. [3] The theatre follows the common typical layout of Greek theatres, with a wide koilon (auditorium) and a small scene-building. [3]
Its site is located near Pazarlık, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [5] [6]
36°47′04″N 28°09′24″E / 36.78458°N 28.15674°E / 36.78458; 28.15674
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Castabus or Kastabos ( Ancient Greek: Κάσταβος) was a town of ancient Caria. [1] Diodorus says Hemithea was carried off by Apollo and deified at Castabus. [2] The city came under Rhodian control, as part of the Rhodian Peraia, no later than 300 BC. [3] In 1960, an ancient Greek sanctuary (1st century BC) dedicated to the demigod Hemithea was discovered near the city by the British archaeologists J.M. Cook and W.H. Plommer. [3] [4] The sanctuary consists of a temple, a theatre and numerous houses. [3] The theatre follows the common typical layout of Greek theatres, with a wide koilon (auditorium) and a small scene-building. [3]
Its site is located near Pazarlık, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [5] [6]
36°47′04″N 28°09′24″E / 36.78458°N 28.15674°E / 36.78458; 28.15674
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