Chadisius (river)
The Chadisius or Chadisios (Ancient Greek: Χαδίσιος), or Chadisia (Χαδισία), was a river of ancient Pontus, near the mouth of which sat the town of Chadisia.[1] Menippus, in his Periplus of the two Ponti, quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium, says: "from the Lycastus to the village and river Chadisius is 150 stadia, and from the Chadisius to the river Iris 100 stadia."[2]
Modern scholars identify the Chadisius with the modern Abdal Dere or Abdal Çayı in Samsun Province, Asiatic Turkey.[3]
References
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 6.3.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Chadisius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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