Cocylium orKokylion (Ancient Greek:Κοκύλιον) was a town of theancient Troad or ofMysia.Xenophon mentions it indirectly by pointing out that the inhabitants of Cocylium (Κοκυλίτης), together with those ofIlium andNeandria, declared themselves independent and allied with the SpartanDercylidas when he went toAeolia with an army to try to liberate the Greek colonies fromPersian rule.[1]Pliny the Elder notes Cocylium among the cities that, in his time, had disappeared from the Troad.[2]
Its site is tentatively located nearKaraev,Çanakkale Province,Turkey.[3][4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cocylium".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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