Cayster River
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The Cayster River is an ancient river in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) historically significant for flowing near the classical city of Ephesus and into the Aegean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cayster River canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | near the modern town of Selçuk ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient trade routes near Ephesus
ⓘ
harbor of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | westward toward the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Classical Antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
proximity to the classical city of Ephesus
ⓘ
role in the silting up of the harbor of Ephesus ⓘ |
| knownInAncientGreekAs | Κάϋστρος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownInLatinAs | Cayster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | İzmir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Roman literature
ⓘ
ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ephesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Ionian coast ⓘ |
| partOf | drainage basin of the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| region | Aegean Region of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | contributed alluvial deposits to the plain around Ephesus ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.