Prinassos

Prinassos (Ancient Greek: Πρινασσός)[1] was a Rhodian fortified city in Caria, it belonged to the Rhodian Peraia. Today is unlocated.

Philip V of Macedon besieged the city at 201 BC and at the end the citizens of Prinassos decided to surrender.[2][3]

References
  1. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, P535.8
  2. Polyaenus, Strategems, 4.18
  3. Polybius, Histories, 16.11.1 - 16.11.6
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