Charax (Bithynia): Difference between revisions

'''Charax in Bithynia''' ({{lang-grc|Χάραξ της Βιθυνίας}} or Χάρακας της Βιθυνίας) was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and [[Byzantine]] port town of [[ancient Bithynia]], in what is now [[Turkey]]. It was on the north side of the [[Sinus Astacenus]] on the road between the erstwhile Eastern Roman and Byzantine capital [[Nicomedia]] and [[Libyssa]].<ref name=Barrington/> [[Stephanus of Byzantium]] calls it a place of great trade.<ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.'' Χάραξ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DGRG|title=Charax}}</ref>