Neonteichos_(Thrace)

Neonteichos (Thrace)

Neonteichos (Thrace)

Fortified town on the coast of ancient Thrace

Neonteichos (Ancient Greek: Νέον τεῖχος) was a fortified town on the coast of ancient Thrace, mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax and by Xenophon.[1]

Its site is tentatively located near Servili in European Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Xenophon. Anabasis. Vol. 7.5.8.
  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.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Neonteichos". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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