Coralla

Town in ancient Pontus

Coralla or Koralla (Ancient Greek: τὰ Κόραλλα) was a town of ancient Pontus on a cape of the same name. It is placed by Arrian, and the anonymous author of the Periplus, 100 stadia east of Philocaleia, and Philocaleia is 110 stadia east of Tripolis, a well-known position.^[1]

That site is located near today's town of Eynesil^[2] on the Görele Point between Giresun and Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast of Anatolia, Turkey.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Arrian. Periplus Ponti Euxini. Vol. 13.
^ Giresun City website on Coralla
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 87, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Coralla". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.