Carambis Explained

Carambis or Karambis (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Κάραμβις) was an ancient Greek city[1] of ancient Paphlagonia, on a promontory of the same name. The town is mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax (under the name Caramus or Karamos) and by Pliny the Elder. The name occurs as Carambas in the Peutinger Table.[2]

The promontory is now known as Kerempe Burnu. Its site is tentatively located near Fakas, Kastamonu Province, Turkey.

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42.0136°N 33.3697°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.hs-augsburg.de/~harsch/graeca/Chronologia/S_ante06/Skylax/sky_p070.html Pseudo Scylax, Periplous, § 90
  2. Cytorus.