Cromen

Cromen
Κρόμην
Ancient town
Interactive map of Cromen
Coordinates: 40°42′03″N 35°32′12″E / 40.70083°N 35.53667°E / 40.70083; 35.53667
RegionPontus
Historical eraRoman and Byzantine periods
AbandonedAfter Byzantine period
Mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana as 11 M.P. from Amasia

Cromen was a town in the west of ancient Pontus, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times.[1] According to the Tabula Peutingeriana it was 11 M.P. from Amasia.[2]

Its site is located near Çatalkaya, Asiatic Turkey.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Tabula Peutingeriana
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°42′03″N 35°32′12″E / 40.700735°N 35.536702°E / 40.700735; 35.536702


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