A JOU RNEY EXPLO RATIO N IN PO N TU S J . G . C . A ND E R S O N OE CHRIST CHURCH X RD , O FO , FORM ERLY FELLO W OF LINCOLN COLLEGE B R UXE L L E S - E E U R H. L AM E RT IN L B RA RE D , I I I T ' ' OE n u a os 20 . E m cmé w , 20 k‘ I 9 O 3 A JOURN EY EXPLO RATIO N IN PO NTU S J . G . C . AN D E R S O N OF CHRIST CHURCH OXFORD , , FORM ERLY FELLOW OF LINCOLN COLLEGE C OL L EGII L IN CO L N IEN SIS I N V N IV ERSITATE O X O N I E N S I RECTO RI SO CIISQ V E V . S . L . L . M . C O L L EGII L IN CO L N IEN SIS I N V N IV ERSITATE O X O N I E N S I REC TO RI SO CIISQ V E V . S . L . L . M . A JO U RN EY EXPLO RATIO N IN P O N TU S In pursuance of a scheme of ex ploration i n the central l an d ea er districts ia in which I e an in 1 8 6 st ly of As M or b g 9 ( ) , I sp en t the summ er mo nths of 1 8 9 9 in travellin g over Easte rn D urin the e Gal atia and part of Pontu s . g l att r half of J uly an d most of August I enj oye d the pl easure an d the advantage of the n hi e r . n r h a i M . and . e comp n o s p of ss s J A R Mu o F B W lc , who joined me at Samsun on the r of J uly and e xplore d with me the pl ain Of Tokat (D azimoniti s) and a se ction of what we e e an d a i ee e in r in b e an hop d to prov , h pp ly succ d d p ov g , to important Roman road fr om the frontier at Satala to the Bosporus by way Of Neocaesareia (Niksar) and Pompeiopolis (Tash as in e i n u i h at n e an un Keupru) . It w my t nt o to p bl s o c acco t of the whol e j ourn e y be fore the fre shn e ss of first impre ssion s h ad a e i h the a e i e was re e e r in f d d w t l ps of t m , but I p v nt d f om do g 1 ( ) The r esults of my pr eviou s journeys have been for the mos t par t publi shed i n the Jour n Hell Stu d 8 9 7 3 9 6 1 9 8 8 1 if and 3 4 0 112 1 . 8 . , p , p . ; 8 9 fl 1 9 . 3 4 and 28 0 ff , p . 2 A J O URNEY O F E XPL O RATIO N IN PO NTU S so by the pre ssure Of une xpe cted occupations and I found time only to sele ct a few tit - bits which appeare d in the f ou m al of ll n i d f He e c Stu ies r 1 . In he a e e h e o 0 0 1 1 ff . t t 9 , p 5 s m numb r of l e oum a M r . r u i e the erie i e e i w f , Mun o p bl sh d s s of m l ston s wh ch i ere n the in e f he n i ff i e a O t a . 1 d scov d lo g l Po t c ro d (p 5 9 ) , wh l he has recen tly con tributed a historical study of Roads in a an d an i h e ia re eren e the n ew Pontus , Roy l Rom w t sp c l f c to i i n r . 1 2 if . T e in i a r e route 1 9 0 p . 5 ) h v t t on of my f d P of wh e in r ra an e en e an d F . n o ou d Cumo t , follow d t ck suppl m t d e en e our r i h ri ian e aff r me the xt d d wo k w t b ll t succ ss , now o ds ’ O n i i in a u a un the e a r far pportu ty of g v g f ll cco t of s son s wo k , so as it re a e in e r re e i n a i era en e for e en l t s to Pontus , t p t d l b l s s ; , v if we could accurately defin e th e e xact limits of Pon tu s we cannot look at it e ntirely ap art from the adj oin in g districts . In the r r i n Of a u hi h ea ar i fi st po t o my cco nt , w c d ls p tly w th the r er an e ee n an d Ga a ia it h as ee un bo d l d b tw n Po tus l t , b n fo d n ece ssary in the intere sts Of coh eren ce an d clearness Of treatme n t to ab an don at time s the chron ological orde r of e xploration ; b ut or thereafter the narrative adhere s to the actual lin e Of march . F su ch deficie n cie s as the r eader may fin d I am myself too con scious of them I would ask his indulgence on the groun d ' that profe ssion al duti e s have pre sse d so h eavily u pon me as to l eave littl e l eisure for th e pre p aration of my account an d for th e e ai e i i B ut as it h it n e e ar in e . d t l d study w ch c ss ly volv s , such i s ffer it as a n ri i our in a e a e n e e an , I o co t but on to d qu t k owl dg of in ere in t st g land . I . FROM ISKELIB TO AM ASEIA Is keli I K EL B . e ere r b i 1 . S I I nt d Pontus f om , wh ch I ea he on the e e in Of un e 2 a in e i e wa r c d v n g J , h v g com th th r by y an r han r i r Ki The of An cyra (Angora) d Gang a (Tc g o anghri) . town lie s n ear th e lin e Of the Roman r o ad which ran we stwards r e ocae sareia wa Amaseia an d Gan ra as is e f om N by y of g , prov d by a mil e ston e of Pompon ius Bassus built into a bridge over the stream which flows through the town This mile ston e i s i i e or ere 8 . En 1 2 0 the numb d 0 m . p 74 gl sh m l s ’ ca u t vzae ei n O i Amaseia i h i s a i e p b g bv ously , wh c bout 74 m l s distan t from Iskelib The ston e would th ere fore se e m to b e ne ar its origin al position ; but th ere can be littl e doubt that it has ee a rie r the Hal s a e the ie b n c r d up f om y v ll y , for town l s several mile s above the lin e Of the r oad in a cu l d e s a c amongst the i en e ere i s n oe i e e if u - a h lls , wh c th x t xc pt by d fic lt foot p ths over the moun tains . e i e the ir a Of r i ein the Isk l b b longs to th d r nk Tu k sh towns , b g ' m m i re ue i i n re siden ce of a ka zm a ka . It occup e s a pictu sq s tuat o at the ea Of a n n ar r a e e i ar e an h d lo g , ow v ll y fill d w th g d ns d In the a r un the ruin f an an i en r r e vi n eyards . b ckg o d s O c t fo t ss a out in e ie e e the a a e .