Carissa (Galatia)
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Ancient town in Galatia, Turkey
Carissa (Ancient Greek: Κάρισσα), also called Garsi, was a town of the Trocmi in ancient Galatia, Anatolia, located between Etonea and Amasya.[1][2] It was inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.[3]
Its site is located near Elvan Çelebi, Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hazlitt's Classical Gazetteer Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.4.7.
- ^ a b 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.
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