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Rhegion (Thrace)

Coordinates: 41°00′31″N 28°46′31″E / 41.0086579°N 28.775342°E / 41.0086579; 28.775342
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Rhegion, also called "Rhagion" or "Rhegium", (Ancient Greek: Ῥήγιον) was a town (sometimes described as a military compound) of ancient Thrace, inhabited during Byzantine times.[1]

Its site is located near Küçükçekmece in European Turkey.[1][2] Across Lake Küçükçekmece from the site are the ruins of Bathonea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


41°00′31″N 28°46′31″E / 41.0086579°N 28.775342°E / 41.0086579; 28.775342