Gambrium orGambrion (Ancient Greek:Γάμβριον and Γάμβρειον), alsoGambreium orGambreion (Γάμβρειον), was a town ofancient Aeolis and ofMysia, quite close toPergamum. Its location is nearKınık andBergama inİzmir province, in theAegean Region ofTurkey.
It is on a hill named Hisarlık in theBakırçay (ancientKaikos) valley and very close to modern town ofPoyracık.[1][2]
Gambrium is first mentioned in theHellenica ofXenophon which gives knowledge about the region in 399 BCE. At that time the ruler of the city, as well as ofPalaegambrium, wasGorgion,[3] son ofGongylos.[4]
There was a star with twelve rays on theelectrum coins of Gambrium.
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