Pimolisa

Fortified town of ancient Paphlagonia

Pimolisa (Ancient Greek: Πιμώλισα), or Pimolison,^[1] was a fortified town of ancient Paphlagonia on the Halys River, near the western border of Pontus.^[2] It had been destroyed by Strabo's time, but the district on both sides of the Halys was still called Pimolisene.^[1]

Its site is located near Osmancık, Asiatic Turkey.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p. 562. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 86, 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). "Pimolisa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.