Elaea (island)

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Elaea or Elaia (Greek: Ελαία) was the ancient name of an island in the Propontis (Sea of Marmara), in Bithynia, mentioned by Pliny (v. 32); but it is not certain which of the several small islands he means. It was one of the Demonisi group.

References

Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, ["Elaea"], London, (1854)
[Hazlitt, Classical Gazzetteer, "Elaea"]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1857).

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