Emporion Pistiros? (Thrace) 2 Vetren - Πίστιρος

Πίστιρος - Emporion Pistiros?, excavated Greek trading post, on Maritsa/Evros river SW of Vetren, Bulgaria
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Latitude: 42.243200
Longitude: 24.089600
Confidence: High (20180111)

Greek name: Πίστιρος
Place ID: 422240UEPi
Time period: CH
Region: Thrace
Country: Bulgaria
Department: Pazardzik
Mod: Vetren

- DARE
Modern Description: Identified (very possibly) by a Greek inscription found nearby, this fortified Greek trading post of the late 5th c. BCE is likely to be an offshoot of the coastal polis of Pistyros. Wikipedia has information on the excavation. Finds are at the museum in Septemvri.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistiros
Wikidata ID: Q2097059
Trismegistos Geo: 36585
DARE: 41877

Info: Princeton Encyclopedia

(Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, from Perseus Project)

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