Historical place profile
Krollenoi
A people whose Roman-era settlement (katoikia) is mentioned in an inscription honoring Trajan that was found in conditions of reuse in the area of modern Simav, which is located in Turkey's Kütahya province. The inscription makes it clear that the settlement was under the administration of Ancyra (Phrygia), but its precise location has not been determined.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:162102558
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:162102558
- Place type
- people, settlement, settlement-modern
- Coordinates
- 39.179010, 28.947470
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A people whose Roman-era settlement (katoikia) is mentioned in an inscription honoring Trajan that was found in conditions of reuse in the area of modern Simav, which is located in Turkey's Kütahya province. The inscription makes it clear that the settlement was under the administration of Ancyra (Phrygia), but its precise location has not been determined.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Pleiades
Source and reuse
This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.
Research path
Compare this place with the chronological map at the relevant year, nearby political units, routes, institutions and the period portals. Where the source record is silent about jurisdiction, population or ecclesiastical rank, this profile makes no such claim.