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Rhegion_(Thrace) Latitude and Longitude:

41°00′31″N 28°46′31″E / 41.0086579°N 28.775342°E / 41.0086579; 28.775342
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Rhegion, also called "Rhagion" or "Rhegium", ( Ancient Greek: Ῥήγιον) was a town (sometimes described as a military compound) of ancient Thrace, inhabited during Byzantine times. [1]

Its site is located near Küçükçekmece in European Turkey. [1] [2] Across Lake Küçükçekmece from the site are the ruins of Bathonea.

References

  1. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN  978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


41°00′31″N 28°46′31″E / 41.0086579°N 28.775342°E / 41.0086579; 28.775342