Virasia

Virasia was a town in the west of ancient Pontus, inhabited in Byzantine times.[1] According to the Tabula Peutingeriana it was on the road from Antoniopolis through Anadynata to Amasia, 16 M.P. from the latter.[2]

Its site is located near Doğantepe, Asiatic Turkey.[1][3]

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 87, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Tabula Peutingeriana
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°36′56″N 35°34′43″E


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