Polemonion/Side
settlement · 330 BC – 2099 AD
A harbor city on the Black Sea, Polemonion/Side was founded in the region of Sidene (Pontus) by either Polemon I or Polemon II of Pontus. Following the Roman annexation of the Pontic kingdom in the 60s CE, the city's importance declined substantially.
- Coordinates
- 41.03088, 37.50022
- Also known as
- Polemonion (la), Polemonion (grc), Polemonium (la), Polemonium (la), Side (grc), Sidene (grc), Πολεμώνιον (grc), Σίδη (grc), Σιδήνη (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)