Ancient City · Aydın
Leimon
Leimon was a town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Roman times.
Leimon (Ancient Greek: Λειμών; meaning "Meadow") was a town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Roman times.
The people of Nysa and surrounding areas went there to celebrate religious festivals. It was associated with nearby sacred places connected to the gods Pluto and Persephone, including an underground passage that was believed to extend toward Acharaca. It was also mentioned in poetry as an "Asian meadow". Nearby, there were also a hero-sanctuary of Cayster and a certain Asius.
Its site is located near Kızılkaya in Asiatic Turkey.
Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places to Visit
Nearby places
The closest 8 places around Leimon; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Priene
Priene was an ancient Greek city of Ionia (and member of the Ionian League) located at the base of an escarpment of Mycale…
Details
Magnesia on the Maeander
Magnesia or Magnesia on the Maeander was an ancient Greek city in Ionia, considerable in size, at an important location commercially and…
Details
Alabanda
Alabanda or Antiochia of the Chrysaorians was a city of ancient Caria, Anatolia, the site of which is near Doğanyurt, Çine, Aydın Province, Turkey.
Details
Nysa
Nysa on the Maeander was an ancient city and bishopric of Asia Minor, whose remains are in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province of Turkey, 50…
Details
Miletus
Miletus was an influential ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in present day Turkey.
Details