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Pegae

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
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Population
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Coordinates
41.035, 28.965
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: ancient town near Byzantion

History

Pegae or Pegai, also known as Crenides or Krenides (Κρενίδες), both words meaning springs in Greek, was a town of ancient Thrace, near Byzantium. Nearby was fought the Battle of Pegae in March of 921.

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