Book 12
3.14
After Gazelon one comes to Saramene, and to a notable city, Amisus, which is about nine hundred stadia from Sinope. Theopompus says that it was first founded by the Milesians, . . .Certainly one or more words have fallen out here. by a leader of the Cappadocians, and thirdly was colonized by Athenocles and Athenians and changed its name to Peiraeus. The kings also took possession of this city; and Eupator adorned it with temples and founded an addition to it. This city too was besieged by Leucullus, and then by Pharnaces, when he crossed over from the Bosporus. After it had been set free by the deified Caesar,It was in reference to his battle with Pharnaces near Zela that Julius Caesar informed the Senate of his victory by the words, “I came, I saw, I conquered.” it was given over to kings by Antony. Then Straton the tyrant put it in bad plight. And then, after the Battle of Actium,31 B.C. it was again set free by Caesar Augustus; and at the present time it is well organized. Besides the rest of its beautiful country, it possesses also Themiscyra, the abode of the Amazons, and Sidene.
