Bithynia
- Ancient name
- Bithynia
- Modern name
- Bithynia
- Modern country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 40.76, 31.59
Originally an independent kingdom in western Asia Minor with its capital at Nicomedia, Bithynia was incorporated into the Roman empire as part of the province of Bithynia and Pontus. Like its neighbor Thrace, it appears on only one Sfera manuscript (Bos), probably as a result of Ptolemaic influence.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M057
Variant spellings of Bithynia in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Tignie in asia minore | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Bithynia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/tignie-in-asia-minor/.