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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚA ΠΟΝΤΟΣ ΑΜΑΣΕΙΑ - Greek Pontos Amaseia - Amaseia present-day Turkey - Amasya
Amasya, is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity. It is the seat of Amasya Province and Amasya Distric.
Capital of the kings of Pontos until about 183 BCE, it was made a free city and the administrative centre of a large territory by Pompey in 65 BCE In the 2nd century CE it received the titles “metropolis” and “first city” under the Romans. Amaseia at the same time home of the geographer Strabo and the birthplace.
Click for more coin images of the ancient city of Amaseia.
Amasya, is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity. It is the seat of Amasya Province and Amasya Distric.
Capital of the kings of Pontos until about 183 BCE, it was made a free city and the administrative centre of a large territory by Pompey in 65 BCE In the 2nd century CE it received the titles “metropolis” and “first city” under the Romans. Amaseia at the same time home of the geographer Strabo and the birthplace.
Click for more coin images of the ancient city of Amaseia.