Daphne_Mainomene

Daphne Mainomene

Daphne Mainomene

Coastal town of ancient Bithynia

Daphne Mainomene, also called Nymphaeum or Nymphaion (Ancient Greek: Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαῖον), was a coastal town of ancient Bithynia located on the Bosphorus.

Its site is tentatively located near Umur yeri in Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 53, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. [2]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

41°09′12″N 29°04′43″E


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