Castolus (Lydia)

Castolus or Kastolos (Ancient Greek: Καστωλός) was a town of ancient Lydia.[1] Xenophon says that king Darius II appointed his brother Cyrus the Younger, commander of all the forces that muster at the plain of Castolus (Castoli Campus; Καστωλοῦ πεδίον).[2]

The site of the plain of Castolus is fixed as the Burçak Ovası; the site of the town is unknown.[3]

References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v. Καστωλοῦ πεδίον.
2. Xenophon. Anabasis. 1.1.2.
3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 62, and directory notes accompanying.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Castoli Campus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.