Sagylium or Sagylion ( grc, Σαγύλιον) was a castle situated on a steep rock in the interior 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 ...
, which was one of the strongholds of the Pontian kings.
Its site is located near
Kaletepe,
Asiatic Turkey.
References
Populated places in ancient Pontus
Former populated places in Turkey
History of Samsun Province
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