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Inland town of ancient Bithynia

Leptoia was an inland town of ancient Bithynia inhabited during Roman times. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence.

Its site is tentatively located near İzmit in Asiatic Turkey.

References

  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.
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40°48′52″N 29°58′29″E / 40.814452°N 29.974641°E / 40.814452; 29.974641


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