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Pteria (Cappadocia)

Pteria was the capital of the Assyrians in northern Cappadocia. They were said by Herodotus to have been taken and ruined by Croesus in 547 BC. It also was the place of an undecided battle between Cyrus the Great and Croesus.

Although some have identified Pteria with Hattusa ( Boğazkale), and with the near site of Kerkenes, this is uncertain; Herodotus mentions Pteria as near Sinop on the Black Sea, which is not at all close to Hattusa.

Pteria

Pteria may refer to:

  • Pteria (Turkey) a town in ancient Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)
  • Pteria (genus) a genus of bivalve molluscs, the winged oysters
Pteria (genus)

Pteria is a genus of molluscs in the family Pteriidae. The species of the genus are sometimes referred to as wing-oysters or winged oysters.