Phasis
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Phasis was an important ancient Greek colonial city and trading port on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, in what is now western Georgia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian community of Phasis | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
ancient colony ⓘ trading port ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | site partly submerged and silted ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek myths about the Argonauts
ⓘ
mythical land of Colchis ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Greek colonists
ⓘ
Milesian Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | emporion (trading station) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Phasis River ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frontier post of the Greek world in the east
ⓘ
port of call for Black Sea navigation ⓘ |
| interactedWith | local Colchian population ⓘ |
| languageOfColony | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterUnderControlOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colchis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ present-day western Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern city of Poti ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Phasis River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
writings of Arrian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
writings of Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ writings of Pseudo-Scylax NERFINISHED ⓘ writings of Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentToponym | Poti area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernFeature | mouth of the Rioni River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek colonization of the Black Sea
ⓘ
ancient region of Colchis ⓘ |
| regionToday | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| significance |
gateway for trade between the Mediterranean and the Caucasus
ⓘ
important trading hub between Greeks and local peoples ⓘ major commercial center on the Black Sea ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to inner Colchis and Caucasus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic period of ancient Greece
ⓘ
Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
grain
ⓘ
local Caucasian products ⓘ metals ⓘ slaves ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| urbanType | port city ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christian community of Phasis