Diacopa

Town in the west of ancient Pontus

Diacopa or Diakopa was a town in the west of ancient Pontus, inhabited in Hellenistic and Roman times.[1] The town gave its name to a region of Pontus called the Diacopene.

Its site is tentatively located near Gümüşhacıköy, Asiatic Turkey.[1][2]

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. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°53′11″N 35°12′01″E / 40.88652°N 35.200313°E / 40.88652; 35.200313

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