Eribolum,Eribolon (Ancient Greek:Ἐρίβωλον),Eribolus,Eribolos (Ἐρίβωλος), orEriboia (Ἐριβοία)[1] was a port town ofancient Bithynia, on theSinus Astacenus nearNicomedia.[2] It appears in theTabula Peutingeriana under the name ofEribulo, south of the bay of Astacus, with the numeral XII, and north ofNicaea; the figure of a house in theTabula indicates a town, perhaps with warm springs. It isHyribolum in theJerusalem Itinerary.Cassius Dio speaks of it as a naval station opposite to Nicomedia.[3][4] After theBattle of Antioch (in 218), theRoman emperorMacrinus fled to Eribolum seeking passage westwards while avoiding the large port of Nicomedia whose governor was in favour of the emperorHeliogabalus.[5]
Its site is located nearYeniköy, inAsiatic Turkey.[6][7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Eribolum".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
40°41′38″N29°53′40″E / 40.6939°N 29.8944°E /40.6939; 29.8944
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