Gadilon

Samsun · Archaeological site

Catalogue label

Type: Ancient city
Kind: Archaeological site
Province / district: Samsun
Elevation: 19 m
Wikidata: Q65047431

About

Gadilon (Ancient Greek: Γαδιλών), also known as Gazelon (Γαζηλών), and possibly Helega, was a town in the north-west of ancient Pontus, in a fertile plain between the Halys River and Amisus. From this town the whole district received the name of Gadilonitis, which is probably the right form, which must, perhaps, be restored in two passages of Strabo, in one of which the common reading is Galaouitis (Γαλαουῖτις), and in the other Gazelotos (Γαζηλωτός).

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Location

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The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Gadilon: about 184 km and 3 h 10 min of travel, plus roughly 6 h 30 min for the visits.

64 km · 1 h 4 min by car
Amisus
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4.0 km · 4 min by car
Samsun Castle
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SS Bandırma
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Nerik
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