place
Nicaea
also: Nicaeenses
A great city of Bithynia (modern Iznik), Nicomedia's rival, whose half-built theatre and fire-damaged gymnasium were among Pliny's costliest building problems.
Reading notes
- The Letters §10.31.2 Nicaea
A leading city of Bithynia (modern Iznik) and Nicomedia's rival, beset by costly building projects.
- The Letters §10.39.1 theatre
Nicaea's half-built theatre, cracking and sinking, on which the city had already sunk more than ten million sesterces.