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Psyllium (Bithynia)

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Psyllium (Ancient Greek: Ψύλλιον or Ψύλλειον),[a] or Psylla (Ψύλλα) was a fortified emporium on a river of the same name. It was located on the Pontus Euxinus in ancient Bithynia between Artanes and Kalpe.[1][2] The Tabula Peutingeriana calls it Philium.

Its site is located near Ağva in Asiatic Turkey.[3][4] Another coastal town with a similar name, Psylla, was located on the coast further to the east, between Crenides and Tium.

Notes

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  1. ↑ also written Psyllion, Psylleium, Psillium, Psylleion, Psillion

References

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  1. ↑ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.1.7.
  2. ↑ Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, 14; Anon. Peripl. P. E., p. 5; Marcian, p. 70.
  3. ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  4. ↑ 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). "Psyllium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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