Zephyrium on the Calycadnus

Town of ancient Cilicia

Zephyrium or Zephyrion (Ancient Greek: Ζεφύριον), also called Zephyrium on the Calycadnus to differentiate it from other towns called Zephyrium, was a town of ancient Cilicia on the Calycadnus River near its mouth, on a promontory of the same name.^[1]^[2]

Its site is located near the mouth of the Calycadnus in Asiatic Turkey.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 670. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.8.3.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, 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). "Zephyrium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.