Heracleia Salbace

Heracleia Salbace was situated on the slopes of Mount Salbacos (Babadağ) at the northwestern edge of the Tavas Plateau (modern Vakıf, Denizli). Geographically positioned at the border of Caria and Phrygia, the city was separated from its western neighbor, Aphrodisias, by the Timeles River (Yenidere), a natural boundary revered by both cities. The epithet “Salbace” … Read more