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[[File:Library at Nysa on Maeander.jpg|thumb|Library at Nysa on the Maeander.]]'''Nysa on the Maeander''' was an ancient city of Anatolia, whose remains are in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province of Turkey, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the Ionian city of | [[File:Library at Nysa on Maeander.jpg|thumb|Library at Nysa on the Maeander.]]'''Nysa on the Maeander''' was an ancient city of Anatolia, whose remains are in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province of Turkey, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the Ionian city of Ephesus. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
At one time it was reckoned as belonging Caria or Lydia, but under the | At one time it was reckoned as belonging Caria or Lydia, but under the Roman Empire it was within the province of Asia, which had Ephesus for capital, and the bishop of Nysa was thus a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Ephesus. | ||
In Greek mythology, Dionysus, the god of wine was born or raised in ''Nysa'' or ''Nyssa'' (Ancient Greek: Νύσα or Νύσσα), a name that was consequently given to many towns in all parts of the world associated with cultivation of grapes. | In Greek mythology, Dionysus, the god of wine was born or raised in ''Nysa'' or ''Nyssa'' (Ancient Greek: Νύσα or Νύσσα), a name that was consequently given to many towns in all parts of the world associated with cultivation of grapes. | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 4 June 2016
Nysa on the Maeander was an ancient city of Anatolia, whose remains are in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province of Turkey, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the Ionian city of Ephesus.
Description
At one time it was reckoned as belonging Caria or Lydia, but under the Roman Empire it was within the province of Asia, which had Ephesus for capital, and the bishop of Nysa was thus a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Ephesus.
In Greek mythology, Dionysus, the god of wine was born or raised in Nysa or Nyssa (Ancient Greek: Νύσα or Νύσσα), a name that was consequently given to many towns in all parts of the world associated with cultivation of grapes.
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External links
- Nysa on the Maeander @ Wikipedia