ΤΥΠΟΣ ΛΗΜΜΑΤΟΣ
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Pityous was the most isolated Greek colony in the Black Sea. Today it is located under the modern city of Pitsunda of Abkhazia, the secessionist province of Georgia. It was destroyed by the Eniochi in the 1st cent. AD, but it quickly recovered and became an important Roman fortress. In 254 it was captured by the Borani, allies of the Goths. Later it became a bishopric, while in the 6th cent. it belonged to the kingdom of the Lazi. Several churches and an important martyrium are mentioned for the Early Christian period. |
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