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Didymateiche

Didymateiche, or Didymon Teichos, was a town of ancient Mysia. It belonged to the Delian League since it appears in tribute records of Athens between the years 454/3 and 418/7 BCE.

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Didymateiche (Ancient Greek: Δίδυμα τείχη), or Didymon Teichos (Ancient Greek: Δίδυμον Τεῖχος, 'twin walled'), was a town of ancient Mysia. It belonged to the Delian League since it appears in tribute records of Athens between the years 454/3 and 418/7 BCE. Polybius writes that it was among the places that were conquered by Attalus I, after the city of Carseae.

Its site is located north of Biga / Çanakkale, Turkey, Asiatic Turkey.

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Harpagion

Ancient City · Biga / Çanakkale11.3 km

Adrasteia

Archaeological Site · Biga / Çanakkale11.8 km

Linus

Ancient City · Biga / Çanakkale17.4 km

Hermoton

Ancient City · Biga / Çanakkale18.9 km

Parium

Ancient City · Biga / Çanakkale22.6 km

Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.

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