Laertes (Cilicia)

Laertes ()STEPHANUS OF BYZANTIUM, ETHNICA, § L406.9 was a town of ancient Cilicia. Some have supposed that the philosopher Diogenes Laërtius was from this town.1911 Encyclopedia Britannica s.v. Diogenes Laërtius Strabo called it a stronghold.STRABO, GEOGRAPH, § 14.5.3

Its site is located near Cebelires in Antalya, Asiatic Turkey. Archaeologists have excavated the site; antiquities may be found at the Alanya Archaeological Museum.

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