Rhegion (Thrace)

Rhegion, also called "Rhagion" or "Rhegium", (Ancient Greek: Ῥήγιον) was a town (sometimes described as a military compound) of ancient Thrace, inhabited during Byzantine times.[1]

Its site is located near Küçükçekmece in European Turkey.[1][2] Across Lake Küçükçekmece from the site are the ruins of Bathonea.

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

41°00′31″N 28°46′31″E


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