🏛️ Amisus-Sinope
Ruins of a Pontic Greek and Roman coastal settlement on the Black Sea
📌 Fast Facts
- Located on the northern coast of Turkey, facing the Black Sea
- Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century BCE; later became a major Roman port city
- Capital of the Kingdom of Pontus under Mithridates VI before Roman conquest in 106 BCE
- Archaeological site contains Hellenistic and Roman-period remains including pottery, coins, and architectural fragments
Amisus, known in antiquity as Sinope's rival Black Sea port, was established by Greek colonists and evolved into ...