Nicopolis (Bithynia)

Nicopolis or Nikopolis (Ancient Greek: Νικόπολις, "city of victory") was a town of ancient Bithynia, on the Bosphorus.[1] Pliny the Elder notes that it stood upon a Gulf which in his time still bore the name, north from Chrysopolis.[2]

Its precise site is unlocated.

References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
2. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 5.43.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Nicopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.