Palea-Scepsis (Old Scepsis) is notable for the native tradition that it was once the capital of Aeneas's dominions. It was situated near the source of the Aesepus, high up on Mount Ida. William Vaux was able to note in 1877 that a village in the neighborhood still bore the name of Eski Skisepje, which in Turkish corresponds to Palea-Scepsis.