Aegialus

Aegialus or Aigialos (Ancient Greek: Αἰγιαλός) was a coastal town in ancient Paphlagonia, mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as an ally of Troy during the Trojan War.[1]

Its site is located near Karaağaç Limanı, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References
  1. Homer. Iliad. 2.855.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 86, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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