place
Bithynia
Bithynian
also: Bithyna carina
A region of NW Asia Minor; 'a Bithynian keel' is a merchantman trading across the eastern sea.
Reading notes
- The Odes §1.35 Bithynian keel
A merchant-ship out of Bithynia, trusting itself to Fortune on the sea.
- The Odes §3.7 Bithynian
Gyges returns 'rich with Bithynian wares' from the East.
- The Epistles §1.6 Bithynia
A region of NW Asia Minor; 'a Bithynian keel' is a merchantman trading across the eastern sea.