Colla (Thrace)

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Colla was a settlement and station ( mutatio ) of ancient Thrace, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [1]

Its site is located near Sığırcıl in European 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. 51, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 40°47′50″N26°25′14″E / 40.797133°N 26.42059°E / 40.797133; 26.42059


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