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Amyzon (city)
37.6087° N, 27.7110° E
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Amyzon (Ancient Greek: Ἀμυζών) in Caria (now Mazin, Aydın Province between the villages of Akmescit and Gaffarlar, in Aegean Turkey) was an ancient city 30 km south of modern Koçarlı.
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Antiochus III confirmation
203 BC
Athenian alliance
405 BC
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