Polymedium

Polymedium or Polymedion (Ancient Greek: Πολυμήδειον), also known as Palamedium or Polymedia,[1] was a small town in ancient Aeolis, between the promontory Lectum and Assus, and at a distance of 40 stadia from the former.[2]

Its site is located near Asarlık, Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Book 5.30.32.
  2. ↑ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. pp. 606, 616. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  4. ↑ 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). "Polymedium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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