Ancient city, Lydia , near modern Manisa, Turkey.
Dating to the 5th century BC, it was located near the regions associated with Niobe and Tantalus . It was the site of a famous battle during the winter of 190–189 BC, when the Romans under Antiochus III (the Great), forcing them back across the {{link=Taurus Mountains">Taurus Mountains . It suffered severe earthquakes, notably in AD 17, and there are few archaeological remains.