Elaea (island)
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Elaea or Elaia was the ancient name of an island in the Propontis (Sea of Marmara), in Bithynia
, mentioned by Pliny
(v. 32); but it is not certain which of the several small islands he means. It was one of the Demonisi group.
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
, mentioned by Pliny
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
(v. 32); but it is not certain which of the several small islands he means. It was one of the Demonisi group.