Placia
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Town of ancient Mysia
Placia or Plakia or Placie or Plakie (
Mysian Olympus east of Cyzicus. It was a Pelasgian town; in this place and the neighbouring Scylace, the Pelasgians, according to Herodotus, had preserved their ancient language down to his time.[2] The town is mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, and by Pomponius Mela,[3] Dionysius of Halicarnassus[4] and Pliny the Elder.[5]
Its site is tentatively located near Kurşunlu, in Bursa Province, Turkey.[6][7]
References
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 1.57.
- ^ Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. Vol. 1.19.
- ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, § 1.29.3
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.40.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ 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). "Placia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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