Their independent colony was first planted at the seaport town of Heraclea in Thrace.

They were speedily recalled, and settled in the exclusive possession of the suburb of Galata, an advantageous post, in which they revived the commerce, and insulted the majesty, of the Byzantine empire.

[21] [Footnote 18: The site of Nymphaeum is not clearly defined in ancient or modern geography.

But from the last hours of Vataces, (Acropolita, c.
52,) it is evident the palace and gardens of his favorite residence were in the neighborhood of Smyrna.

Nymphaeum might be loosely placed in Lydia, (Gregoras, l.vi.