Tenba

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Tenba was a town of ancient Bithynia near the coast of the Pontus Euxinus inhabited during Roman times. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence. [1]

Its site is located near Bağırganlı (formerly, Bazirgan) in Asiatic Turkey. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 41°07′54″N30°01′12″E / 41.13172°N 30.0199°E / 41.13172; 30.0199


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