Calpe (Ancient Greek:Κάλπη,romanized: Kalpē), alsoKalpas orCalpas,[1] was a port city ofancient Bithynia inAsia Minor,[2] on the shore of theBlack Sea. It was located not far from the mouth of the riverCalpas (modernIlaflı Dere).[3] It was mentioned inXenophon'sAnabasis.[4] Xenophon, who passed through the place on his retreat with theTen Thousand, describes it as about halfway betweenByzantium andHeraclea Pontica on a promontory, part which projects into the sea is an abrupt precipice. The neck which connects the promontory with the mainland is only 400 feet (120 m) wide. The port is under the rock to the west, and has a beach; and close to the sea there is a source of fresh water. The place is minutely described by Xenophon.[4] The place is mentioned also byPliny the Elder,[5]Solinus,[6]Arrian, who places it 210stadia from the mouth of thePsilis,[7] andStephanus of Byzantium.[2][8]
Its site is located nearKerpe (or Kirpe) inAsiatic Turkey.[3][9]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Calpe".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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