Stephane ( Ancient Greek: Στεφάνη) was a small port town on the coast of ancient Paphlagonia, according to Arrian 180 stadia east of Cimolis, [1] but according to Marcian of Heraclea only 150. [2] The place was mentioned as early as the time of Hecataeus of Miletus as a town of the Mariandyni, under the name of Stephanis (Στεφανίς). [3] The town is also mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax and by the geographer Ptolemy. [4] The name is written Stefano in the Peutinger Table. [5]
Its site is located near Istifan, Asiatic Turkey. [6] [7]
References
- ^ Arrian, Periplus of the Euxine Sea.
- ^ Marcian of Heraclea, Periplus Maris Interni, 9.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.4.2.
-
^
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cytorus".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Stephane".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Authority control databases: Geographic
 |
|---|
41°57′08″N 34°32′23″E / 41.9522875°N 34.539625°E / 41.9522875; 34.539625
 | This article about a location in ancient Paphlagonia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- CS1: long volume value
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the DGRG without Wikisource reference
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the DGRG
- Articles with Pleiades identifiers
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- All stub articles