Stephane ( grc, Στεφάνη) was a small port town on the coast of
ancient Paphlagonia, according to
Arrian
Arrian of Nicomedia (; Greek: ''Arrianos''; la, Lucius Flavius Arrianus; )
was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period.
''The Anabasis of Alexander'' by Arrian is considered the best ...
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stadia
Stadia may refer to:
* One of the plurals of stadium, along with "stadiums"
* The plural of stadion, an ancient Greek unit of distance, which equals to 600 Greek feet (''podes'').
* Stadia (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey
* Stadi ...
east of
Cimolis, but according to
Marcian of Heraclea only 150. The place was mentioned as early as the time of
Hecataeus of Miletus
Hecataeus of Miletus (; el, Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Μιλήσιος; c. 550 BC – c. 476 BC), son of Hegesander, was an early Greek historian and geographer.
Biography
Hailing from a very wealthy family, he lived in Miletus, then under Per ...
as a town of the
Mariandyni, under the name of Stephanis (Στεφανίς). The town is also mentioned in the ''
Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax'' and by the geographer
Ptolemy. The name is written Stefano in the
Peutinger Table.
Its site is located near
Istifan,
Asiatic Turkey.
References
Populated places in ancient Paphlagonia
Former populated places in Turkey
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