Colophon


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Note: "Colophon (/ˈkɒləfɒn/; Ancient Greek: Κολοφών) was an ancient city in Ionia. Founded around the turn of the first millennium BC, it was likely one of the oldest of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. In ancient times it was located between Lebedos (120 stadia to the west) and Ephesus (70 stadia to its south). Today the ruins of the city can be found south of the town Değirmendere Fev in the Menderes district of Izmir Province, Turkey.

The city´s name comes from the word κολοφών, "summit", which is also the origin of the bibliographic term "colophon", in the metaphorical sense of a ´crowning touch´, as it was sited along a ridgeline. The term colophony for rosin comes from the term colophonia resina, that is, resin from the pine trees of Colophon, which was highly valued for increasing friction of the bow hairs of stringed musical instruments." - (en.wikipedia.org 10.10.2019)
Latitude: 38.11555480957
Longitude: 27.142221450806

[Last update: 2022/01/31]