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| '''Leucosyri''', or Leucosyroi (Singular: Leucosyros), also known as Leucosyrians or White Syrians, are an ancient tribe that existed in ]. They were eventually hellenised. The name "Leucosyri" derived from the Greek name Λευκόσυροι or Λευκοσύριοι meaning White Syrians. Possible theories of the origins of the Leucosyri is that they may have been related or an offshoot of the ]ns who also inhabited Anatolia at the same time as the ]. Whether they are a subgroup of the Syro Hittites or Iranians or some form of relation, it's been believed by most scholars that the Leucosyri are of ] and ] origin with possible mixed Anatolian blood. | |||
| They are referred as 'Cappadocians' by the Persians, later 'White Syrians' by Greeks. They have mixed Iranian, Syro-Hittite and Anatolic origins. | |||
| It has been believed that the Leucosyri lived in ], ], ] and parts of central-west ]. | |||
| The Leucosyri of ] mainly lived in the mountainous highland of Pontus near Armenia Minor with considerable amount of people living in the interior of Pontus (the coastal area). During the reign of the ], they may have been one of the ] of Pontus and ] (another traditional area with a large population of ]), to have contributed to Pontus' Iranian and Anatolian influence of the ancient Pontic population. By the time of ], the Leucosyri had been hellenized. | |||
| During the ], the Leucosyrians were recruited as ] into the Pontic army to fight off the Roman army of ] and later ]. | |||
| The Leucosyri have also lived in ] amongst the ], ], ], ], ] and other Anatolian tribes such as the ]. Like the Leucosyri of ], the remaining Leucosyri assimilated into the ] population. | |||
| It has never been clear of the background of the Leucosyri, as history had mentioned them only a few times. Their religion has never been clear and remains a mystery of what deities the Leucosyri worshipped. Leucosyri may have worshipped Iranian, Anatolian and to some extent Aramaic gods and goddesses throughout eastern Anatolia. It is then known that throughout the late ] they were introduced to ]. | |||
| The '''Leucosyri''' (from {{langx|grc|Λευκόσυροι}}, or Λευκοσύριοι / Leucosyroi, or Leucosyrioi), also known as '''Leuco-Syrians''' (''Leucosyrians'') or '''White Syrians''', were an ancient people in central ], during the period of ]. The name "Leucosyrian" is an alternative name given by ] writers to the inhabitants of ]. They lived in the regions of Cappadocia, ], ], and other parts of central ]. They were mentioned by ancient Greek geographer and historian ] (d. in 24 CE) in his "'']''".{{sfn|Roller|2014|p=521-522, 524, 529-531, 689}} During the later ], they were eventually ]. In ], term ''Leuco-Syri'' means: ''White Syrians''. During the ], the Leucosyrians were recruited as ] into the Pontic army to fight off the Roman army of ] and later ]. | |||
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| * {{Cite book|editor-last=Roller|editor-first=Duane W.|editor-link=Duane W. Roller|title=The Geography of Strabo: An English Translation, with Introduction and Notes|year=2014|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781139952491 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=33GFAwAAQBAJ}} | |||
| * {{Cite book|last=Dan|first=Anca|chapter=Les Leukosyriens: Quelques notes d’ethnographie sinopéenne|title=Sinope: The Results of Fifteen Years of Research|year=2012|location=Leiden-Boston|publisher=Brill|pages=73–102|isbn=9789004223882 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FfoxAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA73}} | |||
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Historical groupThe Leucosyri (from Ancient Greek: Λευκόσυροι, or Λευκοσύριοι / Leucosyroi, or Leucosyrioi), also known as Leuco-Syrians (Leucosyrians) or White Syrians, were an ancient people in central Anatolia, during the period of Classical Antiquity. The name "Leucosyrian" is an alternative name given by Greek writers to the inhabitants of Cappadocia. They lived in the regions of Cappadocia, Cilicia, Pontus, and other parts of central Asia Minor. They were mentioned by ancient Greek geographer and historian Strabo (d. in 24 CE) in his "Geography". During the later Hellenistic period, they were eventually hellenised. In Greek language, term Leuco-Syri means: White Syrians. During the Mithridatic Wars, the Leucosyrians were recruited as mercenaries into the Pontic army to fight off the Roman army of Sulla and later Pompey.
See also
References
- Roller 2014, p. 521-522, 524, 529-531, 689.
Sources
- Roller, Duane W., ed. (2014). The Geography of Strabo: An English Translation, with Introduction and Notes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139952491.
- Dan, Anca (2012). "Les Leukosyriens: Quelques notes d'ethnographie sinopéenne". Sinope: The Results of Fifteen Years of Research. Leiden-Boston: Brill. pp. 73–102. ISBN 9789004223882.