Aianteion (Troad)
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Town in ancient Troad
Aianteion or Aeantium (Ancient Greek: Αἰάντειον) was a town in ancient Troad.[1] Its name is translated as "of Ajax"[2]
It was founded by the Rhodians in honour of Ajax of Salamis and was named after him.[3][4] Pliny the Elder mentioned that the town was built near the tomb of Ajax.[4]
Its site is located near Kumkale, Asiatic Turkey.[1][5]
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Αἰάντειος - Ancient Greek (LSJ)". lsj.gr. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ Gaius Julius Solinus, Polyhistor, 40.18
- 1 2 Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 5.125
- ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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