Dekaton (Bithynia)

Coordinates: 40°43′16″N 30°05′51″E / 40.72108°N 30.097628°E / 40.72108; 30.097628
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Dekaton (Ancient Greek: Δέκατον) was a settlement and station of ancient Bithynia on the road east of Nicomedia, 10 Roman miles east of Nicomedia, whence the name.

Its site is located nearly 10 Roman miles east of Nicomedia in Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

40°43′16″N 30°05′51″E / 40.72108°N 30.097628°E / 40.72108; 30.097628