Hamaxitus (Ancient Greek Ἁμαξιτός, Hamaxitos) was a Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia which was considered to mark the boundary between the Troad and Aeolis. Its surrounding territory was known in Greek as Ἁμαξιτία (Hamaxitia), and included the temple of Apollo Smintheus, the salt pans at Tragasai, and the Satnioeis river (modern Tuzla Çay). It has been located on a rise called Beşiktepe near the village of Gülpınar (previously Külâhlı) in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey. Hamaxitus first appears in the Athenian tribute lists in the 425/4 BC as hαμαχσιτός [hamakʰsiˈtos]. However, this spelling reflects the influence of Attic Greek and is not a reliable guide to how Hamaxitans would have spelt...
