Heracleium orHerakleion (Ancient Greek:Ἡράκλειον), also known asLamyron (Λαμυρών),[1] was a port town ofancient Pontus, on theBlack Sea,[2] betweenAmisus andPolemonium. It was situated on a promontory of the same name calledHerakleios akra (Ἡράκλειος ἄκρα) byStrabo,[3] andHerakleous Akron (Ἡρακλέους ἄκρον) byPtolemy[4]).
Its site is north of the mouth of theTerme River,Anatolia.[2][1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Heracleium".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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