Tarsus (Bithynia)

Tarsus or Tarsos (Ancient Greek: Ταρσός) was a town of ancient Bithynia, on the inland road east of Nicomedia. It is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.[1]

Its site is located near Tarsiye in Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References

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

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