Castolus (Lydia)

Castolus or Kastolos (Ancient Greek: Καστωλός) was a town of ancient Lydia.^[1] Xenophon says that king Darius II appointed his son Cyrus the Younger, commander of all the forces that muster at the plain of Castolus (Castoli Campus; Καστωλοῦ πεδίον).^[2]

The site of the plain of Castolus is fixed as the ; the site of the town is unknown.^[3]

References[]

^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v. Καστωλοῦ πεδίον.
^ Xenophon. Anabasis. 1.1.2.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 62, and directory notes accompanying.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Castoli Campus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[1] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v. Καστωλοῦ πεδίον.

[2] Xenophon. Anabasis. 1.1.2.

[3] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 62, and directory notes accompanying.

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