Elaeus (Bithynia) Explained

Elaeus or Elaious (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἐλαιοῦς)[1] or Elaios (Ἐλαῖος) was an emporium or trading place on the coast of Bithynia at the mouth of a river of the same name. Elaeus was 120 stadia west of Cales.

It is located on the north coast of modern Turkey, at the mouth of its name-sake river.

References

41.1157°N 31.2973°W

Notes and References

  1. [Marcian of Heraclea]