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Amos (Ancient Greek: Ἄμος, possibly from ἄμμος "sandy") was a settlement (''dēmē'') of ancient Caria, located near the modern town of Turunç, Turkey. ==History== Amos was located in the Rhodian ''peraia'' in Caria on the Mediterranean coast. It was probably connected with Lindos which is supported by epigraphic finds from that city.〔P. M. Fraser & G. E. Bean, ''The Rhodian Peraea and Islands'', London 1954.〕 Its connexion to the ''poleis'' of Rhodes is further attested by the use of the Doric dialect in the inscriptions found at the settlement.〔Richard Stillwell ''et al.'' eds. (1976), (''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites''. )〕 Amos was in the 5th century incorporated in the Delian league together with the other Rhodian areas, and is noted in the Athenian tributes lists as belonging to the community of the ''kherronēsioi'' ("the people of the peninsula"). The Loryma peninsula is the most probable candidate for this peninsula; the other members of this community are unknown.〔 At some point during this period, Amos and the other two members of the ''kherronēsioi'' formed an economic union (''συντέλεια'') in order to pay their tributes. The members of this ''synteleia'' must have incorporated the majority of the Loryma peninsula.〔 It is known from a set of three inscriptions (SEG (14.683 ); (14.684 ); (14.685 ))〔 that Amos in ca. 200 B.C.E. had a board of ''hieromnamones'',〔 "sacred rememberers" that were responsible for keeping and remembering legal agreements and other juridical proceedings.〔Michael Gagarin (2008),(''Writing Greek law'' ), p.117.〕 The inhabitants of the Rhodian Peraia, and thus Amos as well, were full Rhodian citizens. It seems however as the amians, being of Lindian descent, held no citizenship at Lindos. The inscriptions mentioned above indicate that the city (''ha polis'', that is, Rhodes) had the right to evict tenants and charge fines, showing that the ''polis'' had strong interests in the area.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amos (ancient city)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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