Nymphaeum (Bithynia)
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Nymphaeum or Nymphaion (Ancient Greek: Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαῖον) was a town on the eastern coast of ancient Bithynia located on the Black Sea, at a distance of 30 stadia west of the mouth of the Oxines,[1] or 45 stadia from Tyndaridae.[2]
Its site is unlocated.[3]
References
- ^ Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, p. 14
- ^ Anon. Periplus P. E., p. 4.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 86, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Nymphaeum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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