Rhoe ( Ancient Greek: Ῥόη, romanized: Rhoē) was a port town of ancient Bithynia in Asia Minor on the shore of the Pontus Euxinus. It was located 20 stadia east of Calpe, on a steep promontory and contained a road fit only for small vessels. [1] [2] It was inhabited during Roman and Byzantine Empire times. [3]
Its site is located near Kefken in Asiatic Turkey. [3] [4]
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Rhoe".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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