Ămăsīa, ae, f., = Ἀμάσεια,
a town in Pontus , on the river Iris , the birthplace of Strabo , Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8; 6, 3, 4, § 10; cf. Mann. Asia Minor, 2, 461 sq.
AMA´SIA(Ἀμάσεια, Ἀμασία: Eth. Ἀμασεύς: Amasia, Amasiah, or Amásíyah), a town of Pontus, on the river...
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