Lydae or Lydai ( Ancient Greek: Λύδαι) was a town of ancient Caria or Lycia in the Rhodian Peraea. Ptolemy notes the city in Lycia under the name Chydae. [1] The Stadiasmus Maris Magni calls the city Clydae or Klydai (Κλυδαί) and places it in Caria. [2]
The family of Gaius Iulius Heliodoros from Lydae, which produced Lycian Federal Priests, an archiphylax, and a Roman Senator, is well-documented. [3] The demoi (subordinate urban units) of Lydae, Arymaxa and Kreneis are known in Roman imperial times; they used to be separate communities that merged with Lydae via sympoliteia.
Its site is located on the modern Kapıdağ Peninsula. [4] [5] There are extensive Roman and Byzantine ruins. These include a theatre and an agora. Numerous tombs and mausoleums are scattered across the ruins. [6]
The site was identified by the British antiquaries Theodore and Mabel Bent in March 1888. [7]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Clydae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.