(Ἀσκανία λίμνη; Askanía límnē). Ascanian Lake, also known as Lake Nicaea in Bithynia (modern İznik Gölü); the name was applied to the lake and the surrounding region, the western part of which was taken as belonging to Mysia, the eastern one to Phrygia (Str. 12,4,5; Plin. HN 5,40,8).
W. Ruge, s.v. A., RE 2, 1610.
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Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt),
“Askania Limne”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly
, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 06 December 2019 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e203570>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510