Psyllium orPsyllion (Ancient Greek:Ψύλλιον), orPsylleium orPsylleion (Ψύλλειον), orPsillium orPsillion, orPsylla (Ψύλλα),[1] was a fortified emporium on the coast ofancient Bithynia located on thePontus Euxinus betweenCrenides andTium.[2][3] TheTabula Peutingeriana erroneously calls itScylleum.
Its site is located nearAğva inAsiatic Turkey.[4][5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Psyllium".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
41°08′01″N29°50′50″E / 41.133616°N 29.847158°E /41.133616; 29.847158
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