Gulf of Latmus
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The Gulf of Latmus is an ancient inlet of the Aegean Sea in western Asia Minor, historically significant as a coastal feature near the city of Heraclea at Latmus and later largely silted up by the Maeander River.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient gulf
ⓘ
inlet ⓘ |
| ancientFunction | harbor area for nearby cities ⓘ |
| ancientNameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heraclea at Latmus harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian coastline changes ⓘ |
| coastalFeatureOf | Heraclea at Latmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Maeander River delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentType | coastal inlet ⓘ |
| geologicalChange | transformation from marine gulf to largely terrestrial area ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical Antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ western Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Strabo
ⓘ
ancient Greek geographers ⓘ |
| modernRemnant | inland plain formed by Maeander River sediments ⓘ |
| near |
Heraclea at Latmus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Latmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearAncientCity |
Miletus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Priene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAncientRegion | Caria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionToday | western Turkey ⓘ |
| significance | example of coastline progradation in antiquity ⓘ |
| siltationProcess | fluvial sedimentation from the Maeander River ⓘ |
| siltedBy | Maeander River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siltedUp | true ⓘ |
| usedAs | ancient maritime route along Asia Minor coast ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.