Sandalium
ancient city of Pisidia in modern-day Turkey
Sandalium or Sandalion (Ancient Greek: Σανδάλιον) was a fortified mountain town of ancient Pisidia inhabited during Hellenistic times.
Its site is located near Sandal Asar, Harmancık in Asiatic Turkey.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Sandalium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
“Sandalium” enters the record as ancient city of Pisidia in modern-day Turkey. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sandalium, ancient and city can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Sandalium” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Sandalium, ancient and city provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q65122823. Authority coordinates are 37.652, 30.757. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1854 and 1857.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Sandalium”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Sandalium primary sources, Sandalium archive and Sandalium research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Sandalium”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Sandalium” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.