Gonio-Apsaros Fortress

Gonio-Apsaros Fortress - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Gonio fortress (, previously called Apsarus or Apsaros ()Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §A153.14 and Apsyrtus or Apsyrtos (Ἄψυρτος) Periplus of the Euxine Sea, Arrian, § 7) is a Roman fortification in Adjara, Georgia, on the Black Sea, 15 km south of Batumi, at the mouth of the Chorokhi river. The village sits 4 km north of the Turkish border. Its name was connected with the myth of Medea and her brother Absyrtus. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: None

Source: en.wikipedia.org