Carussa or Karoussa ( grc, Κάρουσσα), also spelt as Carusa or Karousa (Καροῦσα), also known as Polichnion, was a Greek trading place (

emporium Emporium may refer to: Historical * Emporium (antiquity), a trading post, factory, or market of Classical antiquity * Emporium (early medieval), a 6th- to 9th-century trading settlement in Northwestern Europe * Emporium (Italy), an ancient town ...

) on the Black Sea coast of ancient Paphlagonia, south of Sinope, and 150

stadia Stadia may refer to: * One of the plurals of stadium, along with "stadiums" * The plural of stadion, an ancient Greek unit of distance, which equals to 600 Greek feet (''podes''). * Stadia (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey * Stadi ...

from it. It is also mentioned in the '' Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax'' as a Greek city; and by Pliny the Elder. It was a member of the

Delian League The Delian League, founded in 478 BC, was an association of Greek city-states, numbering between 150 and 330, under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Pl ...

as it appears in tribute lists of

ancient Athens Athens is one of the oldest named cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for perhaps 5,000 years. Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC, and its cultural achieve ...

. It is located near Gerze in Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Paphlagonia Former populated places in Turkey History of Sinop Province Members of the Delian League Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey {{Sinop-geo-stub