Nicopolis (Bithynia)
Nicopolis or Nikopolis (Ancient Greek: Νικόπολις, "city of victory") was a town of ancient Bithynia, on the Bosphorus.[1] Pliny the Elder notes that it stood upon a Gulf which in his time still bore the name, north from Chrysopolis.[2]
Its precise site is unlocated.
References[edit]
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.43.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Nicopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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