Heraclea

settlement · 550 BC – 640 AD

An ancient settlement on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor at modern Karadeniz Ereğli in Turkey. It is often referred to as Heraclea Pontica (or Heraclea in Pontus) to distinguish it from other cities with the same name.

Coordinates

41.28326, 31.41741

Also known as

Eraclea Pontica (it), Heraclea Pòntica (ca), Heraclea Póntica (es), Heraklea Pontika (eu), Herakleia Pontike (de), Héraclée du Pont (fr), Hérakleia Pontiké (cs), Ηράκλεια η Ποντική (el), Гераклея Пантыйская (be), Хераклея Понтика (bg)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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