Deris ( grc, Δέρις or Δερίς) was an ancient Greek city located in ancient Thrace, located in the region of the Thracian Chersonesus. It is cited in the '' Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax'', which mentions that it was an

Emporium Emporium may refer to: Historical * Emporium (antiquity), a trading post, factory, or market of Classical antiquity * Emporium (early medieval), a 6th- to 9th-century trading settlement in Northwestern Europe * Emporium (Italy), an ancient town ...

and was located between the river Melas, which flows into the Gulf of Melas, and

Cardia The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has a dilated structure and functions as a vital organ in the digestive system. The stomach is ...

. It has been suggested that it would be the same as a city called Deiraeus or Deiraios (Δειραῖος), cited by

Stephanus of Byzantium Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni ...

and appearing in an inscription according to which it belonged to the

Delian League The Delian League, founded in 478 BC, was an association of Greek city-states, numbering between 150 and 330, under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Pl ...

. Its site is tentatively located near Kocaçesme, Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Thrace Former populated places in Turkey Greek colonies in the Thracian Chersonese Members of the Delian League History of Çanakkale Province {{Çanakkale-geo-stub

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