Hyssus

Hyssus or Hyssos (Ancient Greek: Ὕσσος), also known as Hyssi portus, or Susarmia or Sousarmia (Σουσάρμια),[1] or Susurmaena or Sousourmaina (Σουσούρμαινα),[2] was a port-town of ancient Pontus on the Black Sea coast, at the mouth of the Hyssus River, 180 stadia east of Trapezus.[3][4] The Tabula Peutingeriana calls it Hyssilime. It seems to have been a place of some importance; for it was fortified, and had the "cohors Apuleia civium Romanorum" for its garrison.[5] Other names borne by the town include Psoron Limen (Ψωρῶν λιμήν), Sousourmena, and Ysiporto.[6]

Its site is located near Araklıçarşısı in Asiatic Turkey.[7][6]

  1. ^ Anon. Peripl. p. 13.
  2. ^ Procopius, Bell. Goth., 4.2.
  3. ^ Arrian. Periplus Ponti Euxini. Vol. p. 6.
  4. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.4.6.
  5. ^ Notit. Imp. Orient. 27.
  6. ^ a b Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  7. ^ 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.