Amisus
Amisus is a titular see of Pontus in Asia Minor.
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Amisus, a titular see of Pontus in Asia Minor. It was a rich commercial centre under the kings of Pontus, a royal residence and fortress of Mithridates, and included in its territory the dwelling place of the fabled Amazons.[1]
Lequien, Oriens Christinnus (1740), I, 533–536; Smith, Dict. of Greek and Roman Geogr., 1, 122.
References
- Back to citation Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Amisus”.