: Giresun
:
Turkey
:
The Pontos, Northeastern Turkey
:
40° 54’ N, 38° 23’ E
:
Hellenistic, Late Antique, Byzantine
:
Giresun
[Grk: Kerasous] is a fortified
citadel of ancient, late antique and Byzantine construction. The walls have the remains of several
rectangular towers. This site guarded
the coastal road between Ünye and Trabzon.
Ref: Pontos, pp. 242-243; Byzantine, pp. 130-132, fig. 21.
Additional
photos are in the references above.
: Kerasous, Κερασοῦς
| Site | Album | Images | Description | Author | Year | Cultures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
|
Site Plan(s)
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1977
|
Hellenistic, Late Antique, Byzantine
|
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|
10
|
B&W Photographs
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1977
|
Hellenistic, Late Antique, Byzantine
|