Tarsus or Tarsos (Ancient Greek: Ταρσός) was a town of ancient Bithynia, on the inland road east of Nicomedia. It is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.[1]

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

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tarsus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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