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Heraeum (Thrace)

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Heraeum, also known as Heraion or Heraion Teichos, was a Greek city in ancient Thrace, located on the Propontis a little east of Bisanthe, in what is now European Turkey. It was founded around 600 BCE as a colony of Samos, and in some ancient itineraries the place is called Hiereum or Ereon. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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