Prepa was an inland town of
ancient Bithynia inhabited during
Roman times. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred from
epigraphic
Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...
and other evidence.
[
Its site is located near Ekşioğlu in Asiatic Turkey.]
References
Populated places in Bithynia
Former populated places in Turkey
History of Kocaeli Province
Roman towns and cities in Turkey
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