Argyria
Ancient city · Turkey
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 39.750, 27.222
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey
History
Argyria was a town situated on the ancient Troad, on the right bank of the Aesepus River near Scepsis. It was noted for its silver mines, from which the town derived its name. Strabo further describes its location as being at the foot of Mount Ida near the source of the Aesepus.