Heracleium or Herakleion ( Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον), also known as Lamyron (Λαμυρών), [1] was a port town of ancient Pontus, on the Black Sea, [2] between Amisus and Polemonium. It was situated on a promontory of the same name called Herakleios akra (Ἡράκλειος ἄκρα) by Strabo, [3] and Herakleous Akron (Ἡρακλέους ἄκρον) by Ptolemy [4]).
Its site is north of the mouth of the Terme River, Anatolia. [2] [1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Heracleium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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