Eupatoria (Ancient Greek:Εὐπατορία) andMagnopolis (Ancient Greek:Μαγνόπολις),[1] or Eupatoria Magnopolis,[2] was aHellenistic city in theKingdom of Pontus.
Eupatoria was the crossing-point of two great roads through the Pontus: the east-west fromArmenia Minor toBithynia; and the north-south fromAmisus toCaesarea Mazaca. The east-west road followed the valley of the Lycus fromArmenia Minor to Phanaroea; it continued over the mountains into theDestek toLaodicea Pontica (modern Ladik), theHalys (Kızılırmak) and theAmnias (Gökırmak) throughPaphlagonia toBithynia; the north-south road went fromAmisus (modern Samsun) up theIris toAmaseia (Amasya),Zela (Zile), up to theAnatolian Plateau andCaesarea Mazaca (Kayseri).[3]
The city was founded byMithridates VI Eupator (r. 120-63 BCE) just south of where theLycus flows into theIris, the west end of the fertile valley ofPhanaroea, probably in or near the village of Çevresu,Erbaa district,Tokat Province.[4] It was calledEupatoria.[5]
It was completed byPompey, who renamed it toMagnopolis[5] and extended its territory to include the westernPhanaroean plain.
Appian refers to the city by both names, Eupatoria and Magnopolis, whileStrabo, in one instance, calls it Megalopolis.[5]
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