Gentinos

{{Short description|Town in ancient Troad}}

Gentinos ({{langx|grc|Γεντῖνος}}) was a town in ancient Troad.{{Cite Stephanus|s.v.}} The inhabitants of Gentinos are cited in the tribute records of Athens between the years 452/1 and 444/3 BCE, so the city was part of the Delian League.{{cite book|author= Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen |title= An inventory of archaic and classical poleis|year= 2004|publisher= Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn= 0-19-814099-1|chapter= Troad|page= 1008}} Gentinos minted bronze coins inscribed «ΓΕΝ» or «ΓΕΝΤΙ».

Its site is tentatively located near Ballı Dağ, Asiatic Turkey.{{Cite Barrington|56}}{{Cite DARE|29535}}

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Category:Populated places in ancient Troad

Category:Former populated places in Turkey

Category:Members of the Delian League

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