Limnae_(Bithynia)

Limnae (Bithynia)

Limnae (Bithynia)

Town of ancient Bithynia

Limnae or Limnai (Ancient Greek: Λίμναι) was a town of ancient Bithynia on the coast of the Propontis.

It was a colony of Miletus.[1]

Its site is located near Hersek, in Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Pseudo Scymnus or Pausanias of Damascus, Circuit of the Earth, § 696
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°43′18″N 29°30′07″E


Stub icon

This article about a location in ancient Bithynia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This geographical article about a location in Yalova Province, Turkey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Limnae_(Bithynia), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.