Linus (Mysia)

Linus or Linos (Λῖνος), also Linum or Linon (Λίνον), was a town on the coast of ancient Mysia, on the Propontis, between Priapus and Parium; it is noticed by Strabo as the spot where the best snails were found.[1]

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

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. xiii. p. 588. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  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). "Linus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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