Crobialus

Crobialus or Krobialos (Ancient Greek: Κρωβίαλος) was a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Paphlagonia, mentioned by Apollonius Rhodius,¹ with Cromna and Cytorus; and Gaius Valerius Flaccus has the same name.² Stephanus of Byzantium quotes the verse of Apollonius.³ We may assume that it was in the neighbourhood of Cromna and Cytorus. Strabo observes of the line in Homer's Iliad "Κρῶμνάν τ᾽ Αἰγιαλόν τε καὶ ὑψηλοὺς Ἐρυθίνους"⁴ that some persons write Κώβιαλον Kobalion, meaning 'at Cobialus', in place of Αἰγιαλόν Aigialon, meaning 'at Aegialus'.⁵ Crobialus and Cobialus seem to be the same place. However, Crobialus and Aegialus were distinct.⁶

Its site is unlocated.⁶

References

Apollonius of Rhodes. Argonautica. Vol. 2.944.
Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 5.103.
Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Κρωβίαλος.
Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.855.
Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 545. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Crobialus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

[1] Apollonius of Rhodes. Argonautica. Vol. 2.944.

[2] Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 5.103.

[3] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Κρωβίαλος.

[4] Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.855.

[5] Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 545. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[Barrington-6] Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.

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