Lillium
ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
Lillium or Lillion (Ancient Greek: Λίλλιον), or Lileon or Lileum (Λιλεόν), or Lilaeus or Lilaios (Λίλαιος), was a commercial town (emporium) on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia, 40 stadia to the east of Dia. It is possible that the place may have derived its name from the Lilaeus, which Pliny the Elder mentions among the rivers of Bithynia.
Its site is located east of Akçakoca in Asiatic Turkey.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lillium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Lillium” as ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q65089817. The first chronological checks are 1854 and 1857.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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