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Pteria_(Paphlagonia) Latitude and Longitude:
41°19′18″N 35°06′32″E / 41.321531°N 35.108768°E / 41.321531; 35.108768
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Pteria ( Ancient Greek: Πτερία) was a town of ancient Paphlagonia, inhabited from Classical through Byzantine times. [1] [2]

Its site is tentatively located near Eğrikale, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 87, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN  978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Πτέριον.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

41°19′18″N 35°06′32″E / 41.321531°N 35.108768°E / 41.321531; 35.108768


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