Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . Panaetius;another Aristodemus of Nysa, a cousin of the former,had been the instractor of Pompey. (Strab. I. c.;Cic. ad Fam. xiii. 64.) Hierocles classes Nysa amongthe sees of Asia, and its bishops are mentioned inthe Councils of Ephesus and Constantinople. Thecoins of Nysa are very numerous, and exhibit aseries of Roman emperors from Augustus to site of Nysa has been recognised by Chandlerand other travellers at Sultan-hissar, above the plainof the JIaeander, on a spot much resembling thatdescribed by Strabo; who also mentions a theatre,
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . Panaetius;another Aristodemus of Nysa, a cousin of the former,had been the instractor of Pompey. (Strab. I. c.;Cic. ad Fam. xiii. 64.) Hierocles classes Nysa amongthe sees of Asia, and its bishops are mentioned inthe Councils of Ephesus and Constantinople. Thecoins of Nysa are very numerous, and exhibit aseries of Roman emperors from Augustus to site of Nysa has been recognised by Chandlerand other travellers at Sultan-hissar, above the plainof the JIaeander, on a spot much resembling thatdescribed by Strabo; who also mentions a theatre, aforum, a gymnasium for youths, and another for of a theatre, with many rows of seats almostentire, as well as of an amphitheatre, gymnasium,&c., were seen by Chandler. (Leake, Asia Minor,p. 248; Fellows, Discover, pp. 22, foil.; Hamilton,Researches, i. p. 534.) The country round Nysa isdescribed as bearing evidence of the existence ofsubterraneous fires, either by exhalations and vapours,or by its hot mineral springs. I. COIN OF KYSA IX CARIA. 2. A place in the district of Milyas in Pisidia,situated on the river Xanthus, on the south ofPodalaea. (Ptol. v. 3. § 7; Hierocl. p. 6S4, wherethe name is misspelt Micrat.) 3. A town in Cappadocia, in the district calledMuriane, not far from the river Halys, on the roadfrom Ancyra to Caesareia. (Ptol. v. 7. § 8; It. 505, 506; Hierocl. p. 699; Nicephor. xi. 44.)Its site is now occupied by a village bearing thename of Nirse or Nissa (Hamilton, Researches, 265.) [L. S.] NYSA (NiJo-a). \l. In Europe. 1. A village inBoeotia on Mt. Helicon. (Strab. ix. p. 405 ; s. V. Nuffai.) 2. A town in Thrace, in the district between therivers Strymon and Nestus, which subsequentlyformed part of Macedonia. It is called Nyssos byPlmy. (Steph. B. s. v.: Plin. iv. 10. s. 17.) NYSSOS. 3. In Euboea, where the vine was said to putforth leaves and bear fruit the same day. ( I. c.) 4. In the island of Nasos. (Steph. B.
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