Polymedium or Polymedion (Ancient Greek: Πολυμήδειον), also known as Palamedium or Polymedia,[1] was a small town in ancient Aeolis , between the promontory Lectum and Assus, and at a distance of 40 stadia from the former.[2]

Its site is located near Asarlık, Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]

References

  1. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.30.32.
  2. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. pp. 606, 616. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. 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). "Polymedium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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