Pistyros

For the inland colony on the coast, see Pistiros.

Pistyros was an ancient ancient Greek polis[1] on the coast of Thrace. It was founded as a colony of Thasos and itself may have founded Pistiros in inland Thrace.Pistiros has been identified with the remains of a fortified settlement east of Pontolivado located near the Vasova salt lake.The fortifications are regular "Thasian" type. Among the finds coins from Neapolis and Thasos have been found, date 520 BC - 510 BC.

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  1. ↑ An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 895,"The emporion of Pistiros was a was an inland trading station originally founded by merchants coming from the polis of Pistiros a dependency of Thasos situated on the Thracian coast""