Gergitha ( Ancient Greek: Γέργιθα) or Gergetha ( Ancient Greek: Γέργεθα), also known as Gergina ( Ancient Greek: Γέργινα) [1] and Gergithus, Gergithium or Gergithion, was a town in ancient Lydia, near Stratonicea, at the sources of the Caicus River, [2] said to have been peopled by the inhabitants of Gergis in the Troad by King Attalus of Pergamus. [3]
Cephalon ( Ancient Greek: Κεφάλων) of Gergitha, was an ancient writer. [4]
Its site is tentatively located near Yirca, Asiatic Turkey. [5] [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Gergis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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39°11′37″N 27°40′15″E / 39.19355°N 27.67097°E / 39.19355; 27.67097
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Gergitha ( Ancient Greek: Γέργιθα) or Gergetha ( Ancient Greek: Γέργεθα), also known as Gergina ( Ancient Greek: Γέργινα) [1] and Gergithus, Gergithium or Gergithion, was a town in ancient Lydia, near Stratonicea, at the sources of the Caicus River, [2] said to have been peopled by the inhabitants of Gergis in the Troad by King Attalus of Pergamus. [3]
Cephalon ( Ancient Greek: Κεφάλων) of Gergitha, was an ancient writer. [4]
Its site is tentatively located near Yirca, Asiatic Turkey. [5] [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Gergis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Authority control databases: Geographic |
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39°11′37″N 27°40′15″E / 39.19355°N 27.67097°E / 39.19355; 27.67097
This article about a location in ancient Lydia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |