Placia orPlakia orPlacie orPlakie (Ancient Greek:Πλακίη), also known asPlaca orPlaka orPlace orPlake (Πλάκη),[1] was a town ofancient Mysia, on the coast of thePropontis, at the foot of theMysian Olympus east ofCyzicus. It was aPelasgian town; in this place and the neighbouringScylace, the Pelasgians, according toHerodotus, had preserved their ancient language down to his time.[2] The town is mentioned in thePeriplus of Pseudo-Scylax, and byPomponius Mela,[3]Dionysius of Halicarnassus[4] andPliny the Elder.[5]
Its site is tentatively located nearKurşunlu, inBursa Province,Turkey.[6][7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Placia".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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