Heraclea Pernithos (Marmara Ereğli) | archaeological site

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An ancient Greek colony of the island of Samos was founded here in 600 BC. The area was known in Ancient Greek as Perinthos (Πέρινθος) later called Heraclea (Ἡράκλεια), It is said to have been a Samian colony, founded about 599 BC. According to John Tzetzes, its original name was Mygdonia; later it was called Heraclea (Heraclea Thraciae, Heraclea Perinthus). It is famous chiefly for its stubborn and successful resistance to Philip II of Macedon in 340 BC; at that time it seems to have been more important than Byzantium itself.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perinthus
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Coordinates:   40°58'15"N   27°57'16"E
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