Charadrus

Town and fortress of Cilicia

Charadrus or Charadros (Ancient Greek: Χάραδρος) was a town on the coast of ancient Cilicia, between Platanus and Cragus, according to the Stadiasmus. Strabo, who writes it Χαραδροῦς, describes it as a fort with a port below it, and a mountain Andriclus above it.^[1] It is described by Francis Beaufort "as an opening through the mountains with a small river."^[2] The mountain is mentioned in the Stadiasmus under the name Androcus.

Charadrus is located near modern Yakacık (formerly Kaledıran İskelesi), in Turkey.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 669. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Beaufort, Karamania, p. 194.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
^ 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.

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