Libum

Libum

Libum

Town of ancient Bithynia

For the ancient Roman cake, see Baking § Baking in ancient times.

Libum or Libon was a town of ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicomedia to Nicaea.[1][2]

Its site is located near Senaiye, in Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Itin. Ant. 140; Itin. Hieros. 573
  2. [2]
    Walther Ruge: Libon 1.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. XIII,1, Stuttgart 1926, col. 116.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    "Lund University – Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire". imperium.ahlfeldt.se. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

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