Callichorus or Kallichoros ( Ancient Greek: Καλλίχορος), [1] also called Oxines or Oxinas ( Ancient Greek: Ὀξίνης), was a river of ancient Bithynia. It is mentioned by Pliny the Elder [2] and also by the author of the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax under the name Callichorus. Under the name Oxinas, it is mentioned by Arrian as draining into the Pontus Euxinus between Heraclea Pontica and Phyllium. [3] Called Oxines by Marcianus, who places its mouth 90 stadia northeast of Cape Posidium.
It is tentatively identified with the modern Ilık Su. [4]
References
- ^ Pseudo Scylax, Periplous, § 90
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 6.1.
- ^ Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 86, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Callichorus".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Oxines".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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