21 Aug, 2019
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Cyptasia
Cyptasia or Kyptasia (Ancient Greek: Κυπτασία) was a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Paphlagonia. The name appears as Cloptasa in the Tabula Peutingeriana was 7 Roman miles from Sinope on the road to Amisus.
It is located near Eren Boğazı in Asiatic Turkey.
References
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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). "Cyptasia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
41°55′42″N 35°04′07″E / 41.92842°N 35.068707°E / 41.92842; 35.068707
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