Mallus (Cilicia)
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Mallus was an ancient city of Cilicia Campestris lying near the mouth of the Pyramus river, in Anatolia. In ancient times, the city was situated at the mouth of the Pyramus, on a hill opposite Magarsa
Persian Achaemenid Empire coin minted in Mallus, dated c. 390–385 BC
Coin minted in Mallus during the Roman Empire under Commodus, (dated c. AD 177-192) showing city founder Amphilochus I of Argos on the reverse.
Coastline near Mallus
Crates of Mallus
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Crates of Mallus was a Greek grammarian and Stoic philosopher, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum. He was described as the Crates from Mallus to distinguish him from oth
Mallus (Cilicia)
…does not appear to have possessed any particular attractions. In the second century B.C., it was the hometown of the notable philosopher and grammarian Crates of Mallus, credited with having built the first known globe; however, he left the city at a young age and his scholarly career mainly took place elsewhere. Its…
A modern reconstruction of the globe of Crates of Mallus (2nd c. B.C.), in Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, Athens, Greece.