Salonica

or Saloniki (122), the The alonica of the Scriptures, the second port and city of Turkey in Europe; occupies a bold and rocky site at the head of the Gulf of Salonica, 370 m. SW. of Constantinople; is surrounded by walls, is well laid out, drained, .; contains many fine old mosques; has an increasing commerce, exporting corn, cotton, opium, wool, .; founded in 315 B.C., and has ever since been a place of considerable importance.