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Lycastus
Lycastus or Lykastos, also known as Lycastum or Lykaston, was an ancient Greek city in ancient Pontus, on a river bearing the same name.
Lycastus or Lykastos (Ancient Greek: Λύκαστος), also known as Lycastum or Lykaston, was an ancient Greek city in ancient Pontus, on a river bearing the same name. It was situated 20 stadia southeast of Amisus. Pomponius Mela calls the town Lycasto. Pherecydes spoke of a town of Lycastia, inhabited by Amazons, and situated between Themiscyra and Chalybia. The river Lycastus was but a small stream, which after a short course emptied itself into the Euxine close by the town of Lycastus.
The Lycastrus River is identified with the modern Mert River, in Samsun Province, Turkey, but the townsite is treated as unlocated, but likely along that river.
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Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Chadisia
Chadisia, also Chadisius or Chadisios, was a town of ancient Pontus, not far from the coast on a river of the same name.
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Heracleium
Heracleium or Herakleion, also known as Lamyron, was a port town of ancient Pontus, on the Black Sea, between Amisus and Polemonium.
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Naustathmus
Naustathmus or Naustathmos was a port-town on the Euxine, in the western part of ancient Pontus, on a salt lake connected with the sea, and 90…
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Phazemon
Phazemon, also known as Thermai Phazemoniton, was a town in the west of ancient Pontus, south of the Gazelonitis, and north of Amasia; it contained…
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Gadilon
Gadilon, also known as Gazelon, and possibly Helega, was a town in the north-west of ancient Pontus, in a fertile plain between the Halys River and…
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Eusene
Eusene was a town of ancient Pontus, not far from the coast, a little to the northwest of Amisus.
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