[1] It was not far from Alabanda, on the left bank of the Maeander River, and apparently on or near a hill of the same name.
[2][3] Near this town the Rhodians gained a victory over the Carians.
[4][5][6][7] It was the seat of a bishop from an early date,[8] and, while no longer a residential bishopric, it remains under the name Orthosias in Caria a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
[9] Its site is located near Yenipazar in Asiatic Turkey.
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