Nicopolis (Pontus)

Nicopolis (Pontus)

Coordinates: 40°18′N 37°50′E / 40.300°N 37.833°E / 40.300; 37.833

Nicopolis (Greek: Νικόπολις, "city of victory") was a Roman colony founded by Pompey in 63 BC in the Pontus (in northeastern Turkey), at the end of the third Mithridatic War. Today, the city of Koyulhisar stands there.

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