- Trabzon, also known as Trapezus and Trebizond in English, is a port city located in the Trabzon Province, part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey.
- After 66 BCE, it became part of the Roman Client Kingdom of Pontus until 62 CE, when Nero absorbed eastern Pontus into the Province of Cappadocia.
History
- Silk Road
- Trabzon was the trade point for Goods from the Caucasus and Persia.
- Zigana Pass
- This Pass was controlled historically by Trabzon. The Road through the Pass connected with the interior of Armenia, the interior of Asia Minor and the Euphrates.
- Classis Pontica
- Trabzon was the location of a Fleet of the Roman Navy in c.64 CE, called the Classis Pontica.
- It had 40 ships and 3,000 troops in 66 CE according to Josephus (BJ 2.366-7).
Roman Sites
- Trabzon Walls
- The Medieval Walls are built on Roman Walls which run around the old town, along the sides of two ravines.
Museums
- Trabzon Museum
- Located at Gazipasa, Zeytinlik Cd. No:7, 61030, Trabzon Merkez, Trabzon
- The Ground Floor of the Museum is dedicated to Archeology and holds Finds from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods.
Roman Roads
- To Persia
- Trabzon-Zigana Pass–Satala–Melitene-(junction to Caesarea)-Samosata (on the Euphrates)
- To Constantinople
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