Bithynia

Bithynia is coloured red in this map of the provinces of the Roman Empire in AD 120.

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • An ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor.

Origin

  • From the Latin Bīthȳnia, from the Ancient Greek Βιθυνία.

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