Gaziura
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Gaziura (Greek: Γαζίουρα), was a town in Pontus, on the river Iris, near the point where its course turns northwards. It was the ancient residence of the kings of Pontus, but in Strabo's time it was deserted. (Strab. xii.) Dion Cassius (xxxv. 12) notices it as a place where Mithridates VI of Pontus took up his position against the Roman Triarius. (Comp. Pliny vi. 2.) Some scholars equate Gaziura with Talaura,[1] others with Ibora,[2] and others with modern Turhal.[3]
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856).
- ^ E.g., William Smith
- ^ E.g., Catholic Encyclopedia
- ^ E.g., Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 87 & notes.
