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Cisthene (Mysia)

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Cisthene or Kisthene (Ancient Greek: Κισθήνη) was a coastal town in ancient Mysia; its mines were a source of copper.

Its location is not certain, but it is generally considered to be near modern Ayvalık on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey.[1]

References

  1. ^ Joseph Thacher Clarke, "Gargara, Lamponia and Pionia: Towns of the Troad" The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts 4.3 (September 1888, pp. 291-319) p. 295 note 13.

See also

Roman metallurgy

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