Ameria (Pontos)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: T. Sinclair, David Braund

Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, John Muccigrosso, Jeffrey Becker, Diane Braund, Tom Elliott

Last modified Sep 05, 2025 09:14 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=0, dare:feature=temple

An ancient settlement, associated with the sanctuary of Men Pharnakou in Pontos. It was located near modern near Ardıçlı (formerly Agustu) in Turkey's Tokat province.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857022

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.633506, 36.976865

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 16546 (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ἀμερία (Ameria: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
- τὸ ἱερὸν Μηνὸς Φαρνάκου (to hieron Menos Pharnakou: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
Associated Modern Names:
- Agustu (English, AD 1800 - AD 1899)
- Ardıçlı (Turkish, AD 1900 - AD 2099)

Ameria (Pontos) makes connections with:

Ameria (Pontos) located near Kabeira/Neocaesarea/Diospolis/Sebaste/Hadriane (30 BC - AD 300)

Ameria (Pontos) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, sanctuary (religious center)

References:

Evidence:

Str. (Meineke: Perseus) 12.3.31

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 87 B4 Ameria

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: near Ardıçlı, formerly Agustu

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Suggested citation:
T. Sinclair, David Braund, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, John Muccigrosso, Jeffrey Becker, Diane Braund, and Tom Elliott, 'Ameria (Pontos): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857022> [accessed: 10 May 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

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