Madytos
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Madytus or Madytos () was a Greek city and port of ancient Thrace, located in the region of the Thracian Chersonesos, nearly opposite to Abydos.
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It is catalogued under topics including Aeolian colonies, Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey and Former populated places in Turkey.
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Madytus or Madytos () was a Greek city and port of ancient Thrace, located in the region of the Thracian Chersonesos, nearly opposite to Abydos.
The city was a colony of the Aeolians from Lesbos who, according to the ancient authors, founded also Sestos and Alopekonessos and other cities of the Hellespont.
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