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Cerasus

Cerasus is a ancient site in Giresun; Cerasus (Kerasous) was a town of ancient Pontus, on the Black Sea coast, a little to the west of Trapezus.

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Cerasus (Kerasous) was a town of ancient Pontus, on the Black Sea coast, a little to the west of Trapezus. A colony of Sinope, it was reached by Xenophon's Ten Thousand during their retreat; the town's name, and possibly its population, were translated to Pharnacia in the Hellenistic era.

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