Paeon or Paion (Ancient Greek: Παιών) was an ancient Greek[1] city located in ancient Thrace, on the west coast of the Thracian Chersonesus. It is cited in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, in the third position of its recitation of the towns of the Thracian Chersonesus, along with Cardia, Ide, Paeon, Alopeconnesus, Araplus, Elaeus and Sestos.[2]

Its site is tentatively located near Ece Liman, Çanakkale Province, Turkey.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thracian Chersonese". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 906. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  2. Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax 67.
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°30′20″N 26°38′23″E / 40.505429°N 26.639597°E / 40.505429; 26.639597


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