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title: Aerial view of the Roman Fort of Apsarus
author: კოლხი
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18190/aerial-view-of-the-roman-fort-of-apsarus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-12-14
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# Aerial view of the Roman Fort of Apsarus

_Authored by კოლხი_

## Image File

[![Aerial view of the Roman Fort of Apsarus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18190.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18190.jpg)

## Image Caption

Aerial view of the [Roman fort](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Fort/) Apsarus, located in western Georgia, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Batumi near the Turkish border. Established on the left bank of the mouth of the Chorokhi River in the 1st century under [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Nero](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nero/) (r. 54-68 CE), Apsarus was the largest [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) stronghold along the Colchian littoral (the Pontus Limes). [Arrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arrian/) inspected the fort in the early 130s and recorded the presence of five cohorts (approximately 1,200-1,500 men).

## Cite This Work

### APA
კოლხი. (2023, November 27). Aerial view of the Roman Fort of Apsarus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18190/aerial-view-of-the-roman-fort-of-apsarus/>
### Chicago
კოლხი. "Aerial view of the Roman Fort of Apsarus." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 27, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18190/aerial-view-of-the-roman-fort-of-apsarus/>.
### MLA
კოლხი. "Aerial view of the Roman Fort of Apsarus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Nov 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18190/aerial-view-of-the-roman-fort-of-apsarus/>.

## License & Copyright

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