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Amisus

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A titular see of Pontus in Asia Minor. It was a rich commercial centre under the kings of Pontus, a royal residence and fortress of Mithridates, and included in its territory the dwelling place of the fabled Amazons.

Sources

LEQUIEN, Oriens Christianus (1740), I, 533-536; SMITH, Dict. of Greek and Roman Geogr., I, 122.

Bibliography Information
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Amisus'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/amisus.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
 
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