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Libyssa (Ancient Greek: Λίβυσσα) or Libysa (Λίβισσα), [1] was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Libyssa (Ancient Greek: Λίβυσσα) or Libysa (Λίβισσα), [1] was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Hannibal (born 247 bce, North Africa—died c. 183–181 bce, Libyssa, Bithynia [near Gebze, Turkey]) was a Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity, who commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War (218–201 bce) and who continued to oppose Rome and its satellites until his death.
May 1, 2013 · LIBYSSA (Λιβυσσα or Λίβισσα, Ptol. 5.1.13: Eth. Λιβυσσαῖος), a town on the north coast of the Sinus Atacenus in Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the great Hannibal.
Gebze (Turkish pronunciation:), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 418 km 2, [3] and its population is 407,019 (2022). [1] It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara.
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Nov 17, 2019 · At his own request, Hannibal was buried in Libyssa in Bithynia. He specifically asked not to be buried in Rome because of how his supporter, Scipio, was treated by the Roman Senate.
Sep 24, 2024 · Libyssa f sg (genitive Libyssae); first declension. A town of Bithynia situated on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon
Libyssa (Ancient Greek: Λίβυσσα) or Libysa (Λίβισσα), was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the great Hannibal.
