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Scamandrus

Coordinates: 39°48′01″N 26°21′40″E / 39.800254°N 26.361243°E / 39.800254; 26.361243
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Scamandrus or Skamandros (Ancient Greek: Σκάμανδρος),[1] was a small town in the ancient Troad in ancient Mysia, no doubt situated on the Scamander River in the plain of Troy.[1]

Its site is located near Akköy Yakası, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 662.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


39°48′01″N 26°21′40″E / 39.800254°N 26.361243°E / 39.800254; 26.361243