Traditional birth at Mesembria
· Ancient Mesembria (modern Nessebar), Bulgaria
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International · file Early Greek-source tradition places Aesop’s birth in the Greek colony of Mesembria, traditionally dated around 620 BCE. The birthplace is disputed: later ancient writers instead place his origin in Phrygia, Sardis, or Lydia. The year is approximate.
