Chytrium

Ancient town of Ionia

Chytrium or Chytrion (Χυτριόν),^[1] or Chytrum or Chytron (Χυτρόν),^[2] also known as Chytum or Chyton (Χυτόν)^[3] was a town of ancient Ionia. Strabo tells us that it was here that the city of Clazomenae was initially founded.^[1]

Its site is located southwest of Urla, İzmir Province, Turkey.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 644. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Aristotle, Politics 5.3.
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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