Gergis (Troad)
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Town in ancient Troad
Gergis (
Gergetha or Gergithion, near Larissa Phrikonis, in the territory of Cyme.[11] The old town of Gergis was believed by some to have been the birthplace of the Sibyl
, whence coins found there have the image of the prophetess impressed upon them.
Cephalion (Κεφαλίων) or Cephalon (Κεφάλων) of Gergis was a rhetor and historian during the reign of Hadrian. He left his city because of enmity with its rulers and went to Sicily. He wrote many works in Ionic Greek.[12]
Its site is located near Karınkalı, Asiatic Turkey.[1][13]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 5.122.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.43.
- ^ Xenophon. Hellenica. Vol. 3.1.15.
- Ab urbe condita Libri[History of Rome]. Vol. 38.39.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. p.589. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.32.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Γέργις.
- ^ Athenaeus. Deipnosophistae. Vol. 6.256.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p. 524. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 616. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Suda, kappa, 1449
- ^ 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). "Gergis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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