Cimiatene

Cimiatene (/ˌsɪmiəˈtiːni/; Ancient Greek: Kιμιατηνή) was an ancient division of Paphlagonia, which took its name from a hill fort, Cimiata, at the foot of the range of Olgassys. Mithridates Ktistes slightly after 302 BC made this his first stronghold and was a headquarters during his conquest of Pontus.^[1] The territory remained a possession of the kings of Pontus until the death of Mithridates Eupator in 63 BC and the fall of the kingdom.^[2]

Cimiatene, as it was more to the north and nearer the sea, was less mountainous.^[3] According to Strabo, it was principally watered by the river Amnias, which was known as the location of a great battle between Nicomedes, king of Bithynia, and Mithridates Europator.^[3]

References

• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Cimiatene", London, (1854)