Daphne Mainomene, also called Nymphaeum or Nymphaion (Ancient Greek: Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαῖον), was a coastal town of ancient Bithynia located on the Bosphorus.

Its site is tentatively located near Umur yeri in Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]

References

  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 53, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

41°09′12″N 29°04′43″E / 41.153315°N 29.078667°E / 41.153315; 29.078667


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