Passing over with his army, Croesus then came to the part of Cappadocia [36,38.5] (region (general)), Turkey, Asia Cappadocia called Pteria [35.33,39.733] (deserted settlement), Yozgat, Ic Anadolu, Turkey, Asia Pteria (it is the strongest part of this country and lies on the line of the city of Sinope [35.15,42.0167] (Perseus) Sinope on the Black Sea [38,42] (sea) Euxine sea ), where he encamped and devastated the farms of the Syrians;
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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