Placia

Placia

Placia

Town of ancient Mysia

Placia or Plakia or Placie or Plakie (Ancient Greek: Πλακίη), also known as Placa or Plaka or Place or Plake (Πλάκη),[1] was a town of ancient Mysia, on the coast of the Propontis, at the foot of the Mysian Olympus east of Cyzicus. It was a Pelasgian town; in this place and the neighbouring Scylace, the Pelasgians, according to Herodotus, had preserved their ancient language down to his time.[2] The town is mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, and by Pomponius Mela,[3] Dionysius of Halicarnassus[4] and Pliny the Elder.[5]

Its site is tentatively located near Kurşunlu, in Bursa Province, Turkey.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. [2]
    Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 1.57.
  3. [3]
    Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. Vol. 1.19.
  4. [4]
    Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, § 1.29.3
  5. [5]
    Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.40.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    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). "Placia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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