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Talaura

Talaura or Taulara, was a mountain fortress in Pontus to which Mithridates VI of Pontus withdrew with his most precious treasures, which were afterwards found there by Lucullus. As the place is not mentioned by other writers, some suppose it to have been the same as Gaziura, the modern Turhal which is perched upon a lofty isolated rock. The editors of Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World equate Talaura with Bayramtepe. The city also minted coins in antiquity.

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Talaura (Greek: Τάλαυρα) or Taulara, was a mountain fortress in Pontus to which Mithridates VI of Pontus withdrew with his most precious treasures, which were afterwards found there by Lucullus. (Dion Cass. xxxv. 14; Appian, Mithr. 115.) As the place is not mentioned by other writers, some suppose it to have been the same as Gaziura, the modern Turhal which is perched upon a lofty isolated rock. (Hamilton, Researches, vol. i. p. 360.) The editors of Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World equate Talaura with Bayramtepe (formerly called Horoztepe).1 The city also minted coins in antiquity.2

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  1. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). "Map 87". Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  2. Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery: Taulara

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Talaura". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.