Cizari or Kizari ( grc, ἡ Κίζαρι), also called Icizari or Ikizari (Ἰκίζαρι), was a settlement and fort of
ancient Pontus
Pontus or Pontos (; el, Πόντος, translit=Póntos, "Sea") is a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in the modern-day eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region and its mountainous hin ...
, in the district
Phazemonitis
Phazemon ( grc, Φαζημών), also known as Thermai Phazemoniton, was a town in the west of ancient Pontus, south of the Gazelonitis, and north of Amasia; it contained hot mineral springs. Pompey, after his victory over Mithridates, planted a ...
, on
Lake Stiphane. It was deserted in
Strabo's time, and there was a palace built near it.
Its site is located southwest of
Lâdik
Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP).
History
Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea ( grc, Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia, was a He ...
,
Asiatic Turkey.
References
Populated places in ancient Pontus
Former populated places in Turkey
History of Samsun Province
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
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