Lepsimandus

Lepsimandus or Lepsimandos (Ancient Greek: Ληψίμανδος) was a city of ancient Caria, mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.[1] Lepsimandus was located on an island of the same name in the Aegean Sea.[2] Lepsimandus was a polis (city-state) and member of the Delian League.[3] It appears in the Athenian tribute lists and paid an annual tribute of 17 drachmae, 1 obol.[4]

For the island, see Lepsimandus (island).

Its site is located on Kalolimnos.[2][5]

References
  1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Karia". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1127. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  4. Thompson, Wesley E. (1981). "The Carian Tribute". Anatolian Studies. British Institute at Ankara: 95. doi:10.2307/3642760. JSTOR 3642760. S2CID 163219608.
  5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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