Leptoia was an inland town of ancient Bithynia inhabited during Roman times. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence.[1]

Its site is tentatively located near İzmit in Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]

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.

40°48′52″N 29°58′29″E / 40.814452°N 29.974641°E / 40.814452; 29.974641


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