Germanicopolis (Bithynia)
- Germanicopolis (Bithynia)
Germanicopolis ( _gr. polytonic|Γερμανικόπολις) also Caesarea Germanica, was an ancient town in Isauria, Bithynia, on the Gelbes river, [William Hazlitt, "The Classical Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Ancient Geography, Sacred and Profane", p. 161] not far from Prusa. In earlier times it was called Helge, Helgas or Booscoete (polytonic|Βοὸς κοίτη), Plin. v. 40. Modern scholars locate the town at the village of Tahtalı (coord|40|10|N|28|53|E|).
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