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Mithridates Savaşlari’nda Magnopoli̇s’i̇n Yeri̇ Ve Önemi̇

“…32 Naturally, the locations of these new cities were determined according to their strategic. 33 Magnopolis, similar to the other cities mentioned above, was located at an important point on the commercial highway between Bithynia and Armenia. 34 Mitchell's description of the geographic location of the city gives a good impression of the lie of the land and the distribution of these cities:…”

“…28 Appian, however, does give some clues that suggest he refounded and started to reconstruct the city. 29 As mentioned before, the structural alterations during Pompeius's period, had an effect on the population of the cities in the region, and development of the cities such as Pompeipolis (=Taşköprü), Neapolis (=Andrapa, in Vezirköprü), Diospolis (=Cabeira-Neocaesareia), Nicopolis (=Yeşilyayla, Pürk), 30 was done considering commercial interests and activities. 31 In addition to these alterations Magnopolis was founded by uniting divided populations of the territories around the cities.…”