PHYLACEIUM(Φυλακεῖονor Πυλακαῖον), a town of western Phrygia, at a short distance from Themisonium. (Ptol. 5.2.26; Tab. Peut.;Geogr. Rav. 1.18, where it is called Filaction.) The Phrygian tribe of the Φυλακήνσιοι, mentioned by Ptolemy (Ptol. 5.2.27), undoubtedly derived its name from this place.
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