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Castolus

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Castolus or Kastolos (Ancient Greek: ) was a town of ancient Lydia. Xenophon says that king Darius II appointed his son Cyrus the Younger, commander of all the forces that muster at the plain of Castolus (Castoli Campus; ). The site of the plain of Castolus is fixed as the Burçak Ovası; the site of the town is unknown.

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.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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