Hermus River
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The Hermus River is an ancient river in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) historically significant for flowing through the region of Lydia and supporting its rich agricultural and commercial life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermus River valley | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Lydia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lydian capital Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classicalName | Hermus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Magnesia ad Sipylum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Hermus Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInModernTurkish | Gediz Nehri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Hermus Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
agricultural production of Lydia
ⓘ
trade routes of Lydia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile valley
ⓘ
importance to Lydian economy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ modern-day Turkey ⓘ western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek sources ⓘ |
| modernName | Gediz River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAncientCity |
Magnesia ad Sipylum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aegean Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Turkey ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Mount Dindymus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interior of western Anatolia ⓘ |
| supported |
agricultural life of Lydia
ⓘ
commercial life of Lydia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation in Lydia
ⓘ
transport and trade in Lydia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hermus River valley