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Bathonea

Bathonea is the probable name of a local community division known as a hekatostys of Byzantion or Rhegion that has generated considerable archaeological interest after being erroneously promoted as a "lost" city.

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Bathonea (Ancient Greek: Βαθονεία) is the probable name of a local community division known as a hekatostys (ἑκατοστύς, meaning "Hundred") of Byzantion or Rhegion that has generated considerable archaeological interest after being erroneously promoted as a "lost" city. It is located on the European shore of the sea of Marmara, 20 km west from Istanbul, Turkey, in Avcılar, Istanbul.

Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Location and names: Wikidata (CC0)

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Melantias

Ancient City · Küçükçekmece / Istanbul2.8 km

Rhegion

Archaeological Site · Küçükçekmece / Istanbul6.6 km

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

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