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

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