Located in Kayi, a village in Kastamonu province's Daday district, the tumulus is considered one of the most important burial structures of the ancient Paphlagonia region.
December 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Located in Kayi, a village in Kastamonu province's Daday district, the tumulus is considered one of the most important burial structures of the ancient Paphlagonia region.
Sad that we don't encounter girls called Bithynia, Galatia, and Paphlagonia.
December 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Sad that we don't encounter girls called Bithynia, Galatia, and Paphlagonia.
#CoinoftheDay 548 (11/3/2025)
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
#CoinoftheDay 548 (11/3/2025)
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
Say that city name three times fast…
Roman Province - Paphlagonia
AE29 - 13.26g
Julia Domna 208-209 AD
Gangra-Germanicopolis Mint
Obv ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ
Bust of Julia Domna right
Rv ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΕΤ CΔΙ ΑΛΥC
River god left, hand on prow, holding reed
RPC V 78936
2025年10月29日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）で、殉教者のための聖堂。初期キリスト教の巡礼地であったことを示す。古代パフラゴニア（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）で、殉教者のための聖堂。初期キリスト教の巡礼地であったことを示す。古代パフラゴニア（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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Pompeiopolis may become a pilgrimage center for Christians
Excavations in Kastamonu’s Taşköprü district have uncovered Pompeiopolis’ Odeon theater, urban structures and now a martyrion — highlighting its role as an early Christian pilgrimage center
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October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
2025年10月29日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）で、殉教者のための聖堂。初期キリスト教の巡礼地であったことを示す。古代パフラゴニア（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）で、殉教者のための聖堂。初期キリスト教の巡礼地であったことを示す。古代パフラゴニア（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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The Battle of Lalakaon, or Battle of Poson or Porson, was fought in 863 between the Byzantine Empire and an invading Arab army in Paphlagonia. The Byzantine army was led by Petronas, the uncle of Emperor Michael III, although Arab sources also mention the presence of the Emperor in person. The...
Battle of Lalakaon
The Battle of Lalakaon, or Battle of Poson or Porson, was fought in 863 between the Byzantine Empire and an invading Arab army in Paphlagonia. The Byzantine army was led by Petronas, the uncle of Emperor Michael III, although Arab sources also mention the presence of the Emperor in person. The Arabs were led by the emir of Melitene (Malatya), Umar al-Aqta.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Battle of Lalakaon, or Battle of Poson or Porson, was fought in 863 between the Byzantine Empire and an invading Arab army in Paphlagonia. The Byzantine army was led by Petronas, the uncle of Emperor Michael III, although Arab sources also mention the presence of the Emperor in person. The...
Bithynia is a geographical region of northwest of Asia Minor in West Asia, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It borders Mysia to the southwest, Paphlagonia to the northeast along the Pontic coast, and Phrygia to the southeast towards the interior of Asia Minor.
Bithynia
Bithynia is a geographical region of northwest of Asia Minor in West Asia, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It borders Mysia to the southwest, Paphlagonia to the northeast along the Pontic coast, and Phrygia to the southeast towards the interior of Asia Minor.
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July 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Bithynia is a geographical region of northwest of Asia Minor in West Asia, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It borders Mysia to the southwest, Paphlagonia to the northeast along the Pontic coast, and Phrygia to the southeast towards the interior of Asia Minor.
#CoinoftheDay 409 (6/17/2025)
One of the Aegis and Nike bronzes…
Paphlagonia
AE20 - 5.18g
Time of Mithradates VI 100-85 BC
Sinope Mint
Obverse Aegis
Reverse ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ
Nike advancing right, holding palm, monogram right
One of the Aegis and Nike bronzes…
Paphlagonia
AE20 - 5.18g
Time of Mithradates VI 100-85 BC
Sinope Mint
Obverse Aegis
Reverse ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ
Nike advancing right, holding palm, monogram right
June 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
#CoinoftheDay 409 (6/17/2025)
One of the Aegis and Nike bronzes…
Paphlagonia
AE20 - 5.18g
Time of Mithradates VI 100-85 BC
Sinope Mint
Obverse Aegis
Reverse ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ
Nike advancing right, holding palm, monogram right
One of the Aegis and Nike bronzes…
Paphlagonia
AE20 - 5.18g
Time of Mithradates VI 100-85 BC
Sinope Mint
Obverse Aegis
Reverse ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ
Nike advancing right, holding palm, monogram right
#Greek #Paphlagonia #Sinope #Sinop 333-322 BC
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
May 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#Greek #Paphlagonia #Sinope #Sinop 333-322 BC
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
Paphlagonia mentioned
April 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Paphlagonia mentioned
Paphlagonia mentioned
April 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Paphlagonia mentioned
Paphlagonia mentioned
April 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Paphlagonia mentioned
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🎤 Nathan DC Websdale (University of Oxford)
📜 "The Problem With ‘Being’ King David: Reassessing the Seals and Letters of David Grand Komnenos of Paphlagonia (1204-c.1212)"
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🎤 Nathan DC Websdale (University of Oxford)
📜 "The Problem With ‘Being’ King David: Reassessing the Seals and Letters of David Grand Komnenos of Paphlagonia (1204-c.1212)"
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March 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🔵 #siegelsymposium – LIVE 🔵
Now speaking...
🎤 Nathan DC Websdale (University of Oxford)
📜 "The Problem With ‘Being’ King David: Reassessing the Seals and Letters of David Grand Komnenos of Paphlagonia (1204-c.1212)"
byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
Now speaking...
🎤 Nathan DC Websdale (University of Oxford)
📜 "The Problem With ‘Being’ King David: Reassessing the Seals and Letters of David Grand Komnenos of Paphlagonia (1204-c.1212)"
byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
2025年2月13日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）のローマ時代・1800年前の邸宅のトイレから出土した植物の種子と昆虫を研究。パフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）のローマ時代・1800年前の邸宅のトイレから出土した植物の種子と昆虫を研究。パフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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Ancient foods researched in Pompeipolis
Studies have been initiated on the dietary habits of the inhabitants and the variety of insect species in the villa section that has been unearthed in Pompeipolis
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February 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
2025年2月13日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）のローマ時代・1800年前の邸宅のトイレから出土した植物の種子と昆虫を研究。パフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）のズンブル・テペ遺跡（Zımbıllı Tepe）のローマ時代・1800年前の邸宅のトイレから出土した植物の種子と昆虫を研究。パフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）に当たる。
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Of course the REAL St Valentine was a fifth century Bishop of Paphlagonia, about whose theology Athanasius of Athens once said ‘when I examine it closely I can see my own arse’.
February 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Of course the REAL St Valentine was a fifth century Bishop of Paphlagonia, about whose theology Athanasius of Athens once said ‘when I examine it closely I can see my own arse’.
Zeus, falling in love with her, had promised whatever gift she wished. Sinope craftily chose virginity, made her home [in Paphlagonia], and spent the remainder of her life in happy solitude.
Robert Graves
The Greek Myths
Ch. 151 at para. (d)
#booksky
Robert Graves
The Greek Myths
Ch. 151 at para. (d)
#booksky
February 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Zeus, falling in love with her, had promised whatever gift she wished. Sinope craftily chose virginity, made her home [in Paphlagonia], and spent the remainder of her life in happy solitude.
Robert Graves
The Greek Myths
Ch. 151 at para. (d)
#booksky
Robert Graves
The Greek Myths
Ch. 151 at para. (d)
#booksky
“This morning she might make herself finally sure that Paphlagonia was not on the Levantine coast, and fix her total darkness about the Chalybes firmly on the shores of the Euxine.” Middlemarch, G. Eliot.
Why not just use GPS or Google Maps?
Why not just use GPS or Google Maps?
January 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“This morning she might make herself finally sure that Paphlagonia was not on the Levantine coast, and fix her total darkness about the Chalybes firmly on the shores of the Euxine.” Middlemarch, G. Eliot.
Why not just use GPS or Google Maps?
Why not just use GPS or Google Maps?
Walls of Amasra/Bartın, historic Amastris on the Black Sea coast of Paphlagonia
January 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Walls of Amasra/Bartın, historic Amastris on the Black Sea coast of Paphlagonia
I was not aware how beautiful the ancient eagle coins of Sinope, Paphlagonia (modern city of Sinop, Turkey) are.
December 30, 2024 at 2:36 AM
I was not aware how beautiful the ancient eagle coins of Sinope, Paphlagonia (modern city of Sinop, Turkey) are.
2024年12月20日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）の古代都市ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）の劇場跡から、2世紀のアフロディテ女神像2体。ポンペイオポリスはもとパフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都。
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#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）の古代都市ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）の劇場跡から、2世紀のアフロディテ女神像2体。ポンペイオポリスはもとパフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都。
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Aphrodite's lost statues revealed in Türkiye's Pompeiopolis - Türkiye Today
Aphrodite statues found in Pompeiopolis, Türkiye during theatre excavation. This exciting discovery boosts cultural heritage and tourism potential.
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December 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM
2024年12月20日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）の古代都市ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）の劇場跡から、2世紀のアフロディテ女神像2体。ポンペイオポリスはもとパフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都。
[Türkiye Today]
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#考古学のおやつ 1/1
トルコ、カスタモヌ県（Kastamonu il）タシュキョプリュ（Taşköprü）の古代都市ポンペイオポリス（Πομπηιούπολις；Pompeiopolis）の劇場跡から、2世紀のアフロディテ女神像2体。ポンペイオポリスはもとパフラゴニア王国（Παφλαγονία；Paphlagonia）の首都。
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The feast of the 6th century saint Stylianus of Paphlagonia is celebrated #OnThisDay, although his existence has been questioned
Stylianos of Paphlagonia - Wikipedia
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November 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
The feast of the 6th century saint Stylianus of Paphlagonia is celebrated #OnThisDay, although his existence has been questioned
#OnThisDay in 61BC, the proconsul Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus celebrated the first day of his unprecedented two-day triumph (and his third overall) for his victories in Asia, Pontus, Armenia, Paphlagonia, Cappadocia, Cilicia, Syria, Albania, over Scythians, Jews, and the pirates
September 28, 2024 at 10:53 AM
#OnThisDay in 61BC, the proconsul Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus celebrated the first day of his unprecedented two-day triumph (and his third overall) for his victories in Asia, Pontus, Armenia, Paphlagonia, Cappadocia, Cilicia, Syria, Albania, over Scythians, Jews, and the pirates
So I don't have a 'before' pic but Alba used to include France and Burgundy (now the Papacy), Aquitaine, Anatolia, Israel, the Jewish High Priesthood (dark blue lands left of Israel), Paphlagonia (yellowish lands north of Anatolia) and Djerba (blue lands near Tunisia) (now all independent)
July 29, 2024 at 9:24 PM
So I don't have a 'before' pic but Alba used to include France and Burgundy (now the Papacy), Aquitaine, Anatolia, Israel, the Jewish High Priesthood (dark blue lands left of Israel), Paphlagonia (yellowish lands north of Anatolia) and Djerba (blue lands near Tunisia) (now all independent)
Recent photos of monuments from the historic region of Paphlagonia
Taşköprü (“Stone Bridge” near historic Pompeiopolis/Kastamonu), Rock-cut Tomb of Salar/Sinop, Mahmut Bey Mosque (Kasaba/Kastamonu), Mosaic from Pompeiopolis (museum photo)
Taşköprü (“Stone Bridge” near historic Pompeiopolis/Kastamonu), Rock-cut Tomb of Salar/Sinop, Mahmut Bey Mosque (Kasaba/Kastamonu), Mosaic from Pompeiopolis (museum photo)
March 13, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Recent photos of monuments from the historic region of Paphlagonia
Taşköprü (“Stone Bridge” near historic Pompeiopolis/Kastamonu), Rock-cut Tomb of Salar/Sinop, Mahmut Bey Mosque (Kasaba/Kastamonu), Mosaic from Pompeiopolis (museum photo)
Taşköprü (“Stone Bridge” near historic Pompeiopolis/Kastamonu), Rock-cut Tomb of Salar/Sinop, Mahmut Bey Mosque (Kasaba/Kastamonu), Mosaic from Pompeiopolis (museum photo)
Kastamonu (historic Kastamon) in Paphlagonia, associated with the Komnenian dynasty, was where Isaac I Komnenos was proclaimed emperor in 1057. Hüsamettin Çoban, a Seljuk (Turkish) commander, conquered it in the late 13th century.
Photos taken today
Photos taken today
March 11, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Kastamonu (historic Kastamon) in Paphlagonia, associated with the Komnenian dynasty, was where Isaac I Komnenos was proclaimed emperor in 1057. Hüsamettin Çoban, a Seljuk (Turkish) commander, conquered it in the late 13th century.
Photos taken today
Photos taken today