Editing Aspendos (section)

{{short description|Ancient Greco-Roman city}}
{{About|the ancient city in present-day Turkey|the medication marketed as Aspendos|Modafinil}}
{{Infobox ancient site
  |name = Aspendos
  |native_name = Ἄσπενδος {{in lang|grc}}
  |alternate_name = Aspendus
  |image = [[File:Aspendos Basilica 4728.jpg||270px]]
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  |caption = The Roman Basilica at Aspendos, 2011
  |map_type = Turkey
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  |coordinates = {{coord|36|56|20|N|31|10|20|E|display=inline,title}}
  |location = [[Serik]], [[Antalya Province]], [[Turkey]]
  |region = [[Pamphylia]]
  |type = Settlement
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'''Aspendos''' or '''Aspendus''' ([[Pamphylian Greek|Pamphylian]]: ΕΣΤϜΕΔΥΣ; [[Ancient Greek|Attic]]: Ἄσπενδος) was an [[ancient]] [[Greco-Roman]] city in [[Antalya province]] of [[Turkey]]. The site is located 40&nbsp;km east of the modern city of [[Antalya]].

It was situated on the [[Eurymedon River]] about 16&nbsp;km  inland from the [[Mediterranean Sea]]; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, the ancient city of [[Side, Turkey|Side]].<ref>Barbara Burrell, ''Neokoroi: Greek Cities and Roman Emperors'' (Brill, 2004: {{ISBN|90-04-12578-7}}), p. 189.</ref>