Tlos (Ancient Greek: Τλῶς),[1] also known as Gelos, was a town of ancient Caria. The town name does not appear in ancient writers but is inferred from epigraphic evidence.[2]

Its site is tentatively located near Pinarlıbükü, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, T627.1
  2. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

36°36′07″N 28°04′37″E / 36.601967°N 28.077022°E / 36.601967; 28.077022


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