Historical place profile
Apsaros/Apsyrtos
Roman fort at the mouth of the modern Chorokhi river in Colchis, established in 63 or 64 CE, rebuilt under Trajan and Hadrian, when it was garrisoned with cohorts from the legio V Macedonica. It was destroyed by an earthquake c. 140 CE, rebuilt, and finally abandoned around 257 CE. Extensive excavations have been undertaken since 2014.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:857032
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:857032
- Place type
- fort-2, settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.573253, 41.573715
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Roman fort at the mouth of the modern Chorokhi river in Colchis, established in 63 or 64 CE, rebuilt under Trajan and Hadrian, when it was garrisoned with cohorts from the legio V Macedonica. It was destroyed by an earthquake c. 140 CE, rebuilt, and finally abandoned around 257 CE. Extensive excavations have been undertaken since 2014.
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 G3 Apsaros/Apsyrtos
Source and reuse
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Research path
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