Bithynia
region
ancient region of Asia Minor
Approximate centre: 40.5000, 31.0000 · Pleiades 511189
Who is recorded here
- Caesarius of Nazianzus death · AD 368
- Theodore the Studite death · AD 826
What happened here
In art
About the place
Bithynia is a geographical region of northwestern Asia Minor, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It borders Mysia to the southwest, Paphlagonia to the northeast along the Black Sea coast, and Phrygia to the southeast towards the interior of Asia Minor.
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