Cordyle or Kordyle (Ancient Greek: Κορδύλη), also called Portus Chordyle,[1] was a town of ancient Pontus, on the Black Sea coast, 40 or 45 stadia east of Hieron Oros or Yoros.[2][3] The name occurs in the Tabula Peutingeriana in the form Cordile. There appears to be some confusion in Ptolemy about this place.[4]
Its site is located near Akcakale in Trabzon Province at Turkey.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 6.4.
- ^ Arrian. Periplus Ponti Euxini. Vol. p. 17.
- ^ Anon. Peripl. P. E., p. 13.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.6.
- ^ 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). "Cordyle". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.