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Paeon_(Thrace) Latitude and Longitude:
40°30′20″N 26°38′23″E / 40.505429°N 26.639597°E / 40.505429; 26.639597
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This article is about the ancient Greek city in Thrace. For other uses, see Paean (disambiguation).

Paeon or Paion ( Ancient Greek: Παιών) was an ancient Greek [1] city located in ancient Thrace, on the west coast of the Thracian Chersonesus. It is cited in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, in the third position of its recitation of the towns of the Thracian Chersonesus, along with Cardia, Ide, Paeon, Alopeconnesus, Araplus, Elaeus and Sestos. [2]

Its site is tentatively located near Ece Liman, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thracian Chersonese". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 906. ISBN  0-19-814099-1.
  2. ^ Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax 67.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN  978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°30′20″N 26°38′23″E / 40.505429°N 26.639597°E / 40.505429; 26.639597


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