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Cyptasia
...Town in ancient Paphlagonia
For the genus of moths, see Lactura.
Cyptasia or Kyptasia (Ancient Greek: Κυπτασία) was a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Paphlagonia.[1] The name appears as Cloptasa in the Tabula Peutingeriana was 7 Roman miles from Sinope on the road to Amisus.
It is located near Eren Boğazı in Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]
References
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.4.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 87, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ 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). "Cyptasia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.