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Libyssa (Ancient Greek: Λίβυσσα) or Libysa (Λίβισσα), [1] was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
May 1, 2013 · LIBYSSA (Λιβυσσα or Λίβισσα, Ptol. 5.1.13: Eth. Λιβυσσαῖος), a town on the north coast of the Sinus Atacenus in Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the great Hannibal.
Jul 31, 2019 · It is said that the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, himself a descendent of Phoenician colonists in North Africa, adorned Hannibal's tomb with fine marble and erected a monument. His monument was in Libyssa where he died. The place where this happened, Libyssa, was venerated by later generations.
Hannibal (born 247 bce, North Africa—died c. 183–181 bce, Libyssa, Bithynia [near Gebze, Turkey]) was a Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity, who commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War (218–201 bce) and who continued to oppose Rome and its satellites until his death.
Apr 11, 2018 · Why did it disappear after the eleventh century? It is said that the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, himself a descendent of Phoenician colonists in North Africa, adorned Hannibal’s tomb with fine marble and erected a monument. His monument was in Libyssa where he died. From Livius.org:
Gebze (Turkish pronunciation:), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 418 km 2, [3] and its population is 407,019 (2022). [1] It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara.
Libyssa (Ancient Greek: Λίβυσσα) or Libysa (Λίβισσα), [1] was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
