Mokolda

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Mokolda was a town of ancient Anatolia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [1] Its name does not occur among ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 37°23′34″N29°03′35″E / 37.392782°N 29.059625°E / 37.392782; 29.059625