Campae

Campae or Kampai (Ancient Greek: Κάμπαι) was a town of ancient Cappadocia,[1] inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.[2] In the Tabula Peutingeriana it is listed as Cambe and positioned 16 M.P. north or northwest from Mazaca.[3]

Its site is tentatively located near Boğazköprü, Asiatic Turkey.[2][4]

References
  1. Ptolemy. The Geography. 5.6.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Tabula Peutingeriana
  4. 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). "Campae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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