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A nymphaeum or nymphaion (Ancient Greek: νυμφαῖον, romanized: nymphaîon), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs. These monuments were originally natural grottoes , which tradition assigned as habitations to the local nymphs.
An image of a trireme on the wall of a temple in Nymphaion (3rd century BC). Nymphaion and other ancient Greek colonies along the north coast of the Black Sea. Nýmphaion (Greek: Νύμφαιον, Latin: Nymphaeum), also known as Nymphaion on the Pontus (Ancient Greek: Νύμφαιον τὸ ἐν τῷ Πόντῳ), [1] was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, situated on the Crimean ...
Nymphaeum (Olympia) (Latin, Ancient Greek: νυμφαῖον), etymologically "home of the nymphs" or water goddesses, at ancient Olympia was the official name of a water-distribution structure constructed in the mid-2nd century at that site to provide water to the masses who attended the Olympic Games in July and August. Nymphaeum was the ...
Nymphaeum, alternate name of Daphne Mainomene, an ancient town on the Bosphorus; Nymphaeum (Bithynia), a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia; Nymphaeum (Caria), an inland town of ancient Caria; Nymphaeum (Cilicia), a town on the Mediterranean coast of ancient Cilicia; Nymphaeum (Illyria), an ancient Greek colony in Illyria
Nymphæum or Nymphaion (Ancient Greek: Νυμφαῖον, Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαίη; Latin: Nymphaeum) was an ancient harbour on the coast of Illyria, three miles to the north of Lissus. [1] [2] [3] The site has been identified with the area of modern day Shëngjin, Albania. [4] [5]
The site where Mieza once stood is the modern Lefkadia, near the modern town Náousa, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece, and has been the subject of archeological excavations since 1954. [ 3 ] Mieza was named for Mieza, in ancient Macedonian mythology, the daughter of Beres and sister of Olganos and Beroia .
Archaeological excavations confirm that the water cascaded from the top of the nymphaeum down into 4 basins. The aqueduct fed the nymphaeum and ultimately the lake. [40] Nero also commissioned from the Greek Zenodorus a colossal 35.5 m (120 RF) high bronze statue of him, the Colossus Neronis.
The Treaty of Nymphaeum (Greek: Συνθήκη του Νυμφαίου) was a peace treaty signed in December 1214 between the Nicaean Empire, successor state of the Byzantine Empire, and the Latin Empire, which was established in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade of 1204.