Strabo, Geography, Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator), 12.3.41

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[41] Next to Pompeiopolis is the remainder of the inland parts of Paphlagonia as far as Bithynia towards the west. This tract, although small in extent, was governed, a little before our time, by several princes, but their race is extinct; at present it is in possession of the Romans. The parts bordering upon Bithynia are called Timonitis; the country of Gezatorix, Marmolitis, Sanisene, and Potamia. There was also a Cimiatene, in which was Cimiata, a strong fortress situated at the foot of the mountainous range of the Olgassys. Mithridates, surnamed Ctistes, (or the Founder,) made it his head-quarters when engaged in the conquest of Pontus, and his successors kept possession of it to the time of Mithridates Eupator. The last king of Paphlagonia was Deïotarus,¹ son of Castor, and surnamed Philadelphus, who possessed Gangra,² containing the palace of Morzeus, a small town, and a fortress.

Geography. Strabo. Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator). London. 1854-1857.

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Geography (English) (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 1-3. Hamilton, Hans Claude, translator; Falconer, William, translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854-1857.)

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Γεωγραφικά Perseus (Strabo. Strabonis Geographica, Vols. 1-3. Meineke, August, editor. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877.) — 12.3.41 focus

[41] μετὰ δὲ τὴν Πομπηιούπολιν ἡ λοιπὴ τῆς Παφλαγονίας ἐστὶ τῆς μεσογαίας μέχρι Βιθυνίας ἰοῦσι πρὸς δύσιν. ταύτης δὲ καίπερ ὀλίγης οὔσης μικρὸν μὲν πρὸ ἡμῶν ἦρχον πλείους, νῦν δʼ ἔχουσι Ῥωμαῖοι τοῦ γένους τῶν βασιλέων ἐκλιπόντος. ὀνομάζουσι δʼ οὖν τὴν ὅμορον τῇ Βιθυνίᾳ Τιμωνῖτιν καὶ τὴν Γεζατόριγος καὶ Μαρμωλῖτίν τε καὶ Σανισηνὴν καὶ Ποταμίαν· ἦν δέ τις καὶ Κιμιατηνή, ἐν ᾗ τὰ Κιμίατα, φρούριον ἐρυμνόν, ὑποκείμενον τῇ τοῦ Ὀλγάσσυος ὀρεινῇ, ᾧ χρησάμενος ὁρμητηρίῳ Μιθριδάτης ὁ κτίστης προσαγορευθεὶς κατέστη τοῦ Πόντου κύριος, καὶ οἱ ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ τὴν διαδοχὴν ἐφύλαξαν μέχρι τοῦ Εὐπάτορος. ὕστατος δὲ τῆς Παφλαγονίας ἦρξε Δηιόταρος, Κάστορος υἱὸς ὁ προσαγορευθεὶς φιλάδελφος, τὸ Μορζέου βασίλειον ἔχων τὰ Γάγγρα πολισμάτιον ἅμα καὶ φρούριον.

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Geography (Books 6-14) Perseus (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 3-6. Jones, Horace Leonard, translator. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1924-1929 (printing).) — 12.3.41 focus

[41] After Pompeiupolis comes the remainder of the interior of Paphlagonia, extending westwards as far as Bithynia. This country, small though it is, was governed by several rulers a little before my time, but, the family of kings having died out, it is now in possession of the Romans. At any rate, they give to the country that borders on Bithynia¹ the names “Timonitis,” “the country of Gezatorix,” and also “Marmolitis,” “Sanisene,” and “ Potamia. There was also a Cimiatene, in which was Cimiata, a strong fortress situated at the foot of the mountainous country of the Olgassys. This was used by Mithridates, surnamed Ctistes,² as a base of operations when he established himself as lord of Pontus; and his descendants preserved the succession down to Eupator. The last to reign over Paphlagonia was Deïotarus, the son of Castor, surnamed Philadelphus, who possessed Gangra, the royal residence of Morzeüs, which was at the same time a small town and a fortress.

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1. Great-grandson of Deïotarus I.

2. According to Alexander Polyhistor, the town was built by a goatherd, who had found one of his goats straying there, but this is probably a mere philological speculation, gangra signifying a goat in the Paphlagonian language. In ecclesiastical writers it is often mentioned as the metropolitan see of Paphlagonia. The orchards of this town were celebrated for their apples. Athen. iii.— Smith.

Strabo Geography 12.3.41

Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator)

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