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| Location: According to Pliny, once called Lygos, it is a settlement on the shores of the Bosphorus [N.H. IV, 46]. It was founded on Sarayburnu (Bosphorus Akra) where Golden Horn (Khrysokeras) lies to the north, and the Marmara Sea (Propontis) to the south. The site was also referred by Herodotus [IV, 87, 144; VI, 33]. |
| Geography and Environment: Construction of the European railway passing through the necropolis area of the ancient city in 1871 revealed part of the ancient city, but at the same time it caused grave damage [Asgari 1985:44]. |
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