TIUM (city in Bithynia)
Ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Bithynia
- Where
- 41.56° N, 32.02° E
Tieium is located in the inland regions of Bithynia. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 5.33 ¶1 Tieium is currently described as a small town with no remarkable features. Strabo 12.3.8 Cyrus the Great granted Tium to Pytharchus of Cyzicus as part of a gift of seven cities. Athenaeus 1.54
Described in the sources
The city of Bithynium is situated above Tieium. Strabo 12.4.7 Fossil fishes are produced near this location in Pontus. Athenaeus 8.2 The town is identified as the birthplace of Philetaerus. Strabo 12.3.8 Tium is situated thirty-eight miles away from the town of Heraclea. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 6.1 ¶3 Tieium was one of four cities that formed the settlement of Amastris. Strabo 12.3.10 Mount Cytorus is located sixty-three miles away from the city of Tium. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 6.2 ¶1 Theophrastus provides an account of the fossil fishes found near this city. Athenaeus 8.2 Some Caucones were still living near the river Parthenius at the time of writing. Strabo 12.3.5 Tieium was part of the territory inhabited by the Caucones, which extended to the river Parthenius. Strabo 12.3.5
Stories and history
Tieium separated from the other cities that remained united in Amastris. Strabo 12.3.10