Colonae (Hellespont)

Colonae or Kolonai (Ancient Greek: Κολωναί) was a town in the ancient Troad near Lampsacus on the Hellespont. It was founded by the Milesians.[1][2]

Its site is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of modern Beyçayırı, Turkey.[3][4]

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 589. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Arrian, Anab. 1.12.6.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying.

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

40°16′51″N 26°54′39″E


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