Historical place profile
Ameria (Pontos)
An ancient settlement, associated with the sanctuary of Men Pharnakou in Pontos. It was located near modern near Ardıçlı (formerly Agustu) in Turkey's Tokat province.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:857022
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:857022
- Place type
- sanctuary, settlement
- Coordinates
- 40.633506, 36.976865
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
An ancient settlement, associated with the sanctuary of Men Pharnakou in Pontos. It was located near modern near Ardıçlı (formerly Agustu) in Turkey's Tokat province.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 87 B4 Ameria
Source and reuse
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Research path
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