Ochras
Ochras was a town of ancient Cappadocia mentioned by the Antonine Itinerary. Ptolemy mentions a place Odogra or Odoga, in the district of in Cappadocia, between the Halys River and Mount Argaeus,[1] which William Smith conjectured was possibly the same as Ochras. Modern scholars do not accept the equivalence.[2]
Its site is tentatively located near , Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]
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- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.6.12.
- ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63, and directory notes accompanying.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ochras". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Coordinates: 38°55′48″N 34°53′12″E / 38.930124°N 34.886648°E / 38.930124; 34.886648
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