Gergitha

Ancient city of the Troad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gergitha (Ancient Greek: Γέργιθα) or Gergetha (Ancient Greek: Γέργεθα), also known as Gergina (Ancient Greek: Γέργινα)[1] and Gergithus, Gergithium or Gergithion, was a town in ancient Lydia, near Stratonicea, at the sources of the Caicus River,[2] said to have been peopled by the inhabitants of Gergis in the Troad by King Attalus of Pergamus.[3]

Cephalon (Ancient Greek: Κεφάλων) of Gergitha, was an ancient writer.[4]

Its site is tentatively located near Yirca, Asiatic Turkey.[5][6]

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