Libyssa (Ancient Greek:Λίβυσσα) orLibysa (Λίβισσα),[1] was a town on the north coast of theSinus Astacenus inancient Bithynia, on the road fromNicaea toChalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of theCarthaginian generalHannibal.[2][3][4] InPliny the Elder's time the town no longer existed, but the spot was noticed only because of the tumulus of Hannibal.
The site of ancient Libyssa is located within the modern district ofGebze inKocaeli Province, at the coast of theGulf of İzmit, near the city ofİzmit (ancientNicomedia) in northwesternAnatolia,Turkey.[5][6]Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, revered and admired Hannibal so much he honored him with a symbolic tomb close to where Hannibal had died.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Libyssa".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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