Thynia
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In the ancient world
, Thynia was a region of Asia Minor
part of or equal to Bithynia
which means "Both-Thynias". It was occupied by the Thyni
, a Thracian
people who came from Thrace
. Note that in the Middle Ages, Mesothynia (=Middle Thynia) was the peninsula of modern Kocaeli
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Its name came from Thyneas (Θυνέας) son of Fineas (Φινέας) by the myth.
Ancient history
Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC...
, Thynia was a region of Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
part of or equal to Bithynia
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
which means "Both-Thynias". It was occupied by the Thyni
Thyni
The Thyni were a Thracian tribe who, along with the Bithyni, migrated to the lands that would later be known as Thynia and Bithynia in Anatolia. Each respective region got its name, presumably, from the Thracian tribe that was more prominent in the area....
, a Thracian
Thracians
The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family...
people who came from Thrace
Thrace
Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...
. Note that in the Middle Ages, Mesothynia (=Middle Thynia) was the peninsula of modern Kocaeli
Kocaeli Peninsula
- Geography :The peninsula is at the north west corner of Anatolia. The length toward west is and the average width is about . It is bordered by the Black Sea to the north, Sea of Marmara to the south and the strait of Bosphorus to the west. The geographers consider it to be a part of Kocaeli...
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Its name came from Thyneas (Θυνέας) son of Fineas (Φινέας) by the myth.