Calcedonia

Also known as Kadıköy

Chalcedon (; ) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar) and it is now a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy. The name Chalcedon is a variant of Calchedon, found on all the coins of the town as well as in manuscripts of Herodotus's Histories, Xenophon's Hellenica, Arrian's Anabasis, and other works. Except for the Maiden's Tower, almost no above-ground vestiges of the ancient city survive in Kadıköy today; artifacts uncovered at Altıyol and other excavation sites are on display at the

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chalcedon
Settlement.native_name: Χαλκηδών
Settlement.native_name_lang: he
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Sancte Euphemia Kadıköy.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The small Church of St Euphemia that serves as the Greek Orthodox cathedral of the Metropolitan Diocese
Settlement.etymology: Carthage
Settlement.image_map: Roman Empire - Bythinia et Pontus (125 AD).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Bithynia as part of Bithynia and Pontus, a province of the Roman Empire, 120 AD
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Bithynia
Settlement.established_date: Prehistoric times
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Calcedonia (greco: Χαλκηδών, Chalcedon; latino: Chalcedonia) fu una colonia greca in Bitinia, Asia minore, posta nel mar di Marmara, di fronte a Bisanzio. Corrisponde a Kadıköy, moderno quartiere di Istanbul. Il minerale calcedonio prende il nome da questa città.

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