Colopene
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Ancient district in Pontus
Colopene or Culupene or Calupene (Greek: Καλουπηνή), was an ancient district in Pontus on the border of Armenia Minor.[1] Pliny places Sebastia (modern Sivas) and Sebastopolis (modern Sulusaray) in Colopene.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Strabo. Geographica . Vol. p. 560. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia . Book 6.3.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Colopene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray.
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