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title: Fortifications Walls of Sinope
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18245/fortifications-walls-of-sinope/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-12-12
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# Fortifications Walls of Sinope

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Fortifications Walls of Sinope](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18245.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18245.jpg)

## Image Caption

The north fortification walls of Sinope, known today as Sinop Castle (Turkish: Sinop Kalesi), located in the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Sinop on the northernmost edge of the Turkish side of the Black Sea coast. Sinope was the earliest [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) colony founded on the Pontic coast by migrants from Miletus in the 8th century BCE west of the mouth of the Halys River. It was built as a walled town with a vast citadel, and a strong [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) defended its seaside. The city became the most flourishing Greek settlement on the Euxine Sea (Black Sea) and was the birthplace of [Mithridates VI](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mithridates_VI/) (born c. 132 BCE) and the Cynic philosopher [Diogenes of Sinope](https://www.worldhistory.org/Diogenes_of_Sinope/) (l. c. 404-323 BCE).

## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, December 12). Fortifications Walls of Sinope. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18245/fortifications-walls-of-sinope/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Fortifications Walls of Sinope." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18245/fortifications-walls-of-sinope/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Fortifications Walls of Sinope." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Dec 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18245/fortifications-walls-of-sinope/>.

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