Lillium or Lillion ( Ancient Greek: Λίλλιον), or Lileon or Lileum (Λιλεόν), or Lilaeus or Lilaios (Λίλαιος), was a commercial town ( emporium) on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia, 40 stadia to the east of Dia. [1] [2] It is possible that the place may have derived its name from the Lilaeus, which Pliny the Elder mentions among the rivers of Bithynia. [3]
Its site is located east of Akçakoca in Asiatic Turkey. [4] [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lillium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
41°05′25″N 31°11′12″E / 41.09037°N 31.186582°E / 41.09037; 31.186582
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Lillium or Lillion ( Ancient Greek: Λίλλιον), or Lileon or Lileum (Λιλεόν), or Lilaeus or Lilaios (Λίλαιος), was a commercial town ( emporium) on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia, 40 stadia to the east of Dia. [1] [2] It is possible that the place may have derived its name from the Lilaeus, which Pliny the Elder mentions among the rivers of Bithynia. [3]
Its site is located east of Akçakoca in Asiatic Turkey. [4] [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lillium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
41°05′25″N 31°11′12″E / 41.09037°N 31.186582°E / 41.09037; 31.186582
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