Heracleium_(Bithynia)

Heracleium (Bithynia)

Heracleium (Bithynia)

Town of Bithynia

Heracleium or Herakleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον) was a town of Bithynia, on the Propontis.[1]

Its site is located near modern Ereğli, Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. [2]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°42′03″N 29°39′47″E


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