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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Celaenae |
(s l ´n) (KEY) , ancient city of Asia Minor, in Phrygia, near the source of the Maeander River, in present-day W central Turkey. In the days of the Persian Empire, Cyrus the Great had a palace there, and Xerxes I built a fort. Alexander the Great conquered the city in 333 B.C. Modern Dinar is on the site. |
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