Coryphas

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Coryphas or Koryphas (

ancient Aeolis, opposite to Lesbos, and north of Atarneus. It is evidently the same place which appears in the Tabula Peutingeriana under the name Corifanio, between Adramyttium and Elateia — which may be another name of Heraclea.[2][3] Strabo mentions Coryphantis and Heraclea, and "after them, Attea."[4] The oysters of Coryphas are mentioned by Pliny the Elder.[5]

Its site is located near Keremköy, Asiatic Turkey.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.30.
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  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 607. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  5. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 32.6.
  6. ^ 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). "Coryphantis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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