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| The '''Çarşamba Plain''', the ancient '''Themiscyra Plain''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|θ|ɛ|m|ᵻ|ˈ|s|k|ɪr|ə}}; {{lang-grc-gre|Θεμίσκυρα}} ''Themiskyra''), is a plain on the ] of ], formed largely of the ] of the ] river (ancient Iris), but also traversed by the much smaller ] (ancient Thermodon) river. It is the largest delta plain on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. It lies within the ] of ], ], ], and ] on the eastern part of the ] of ].<ref>Harun Reşit Bağci, "Yeşi̇lirmak Deltasi’nda (Çarşamba/Samsun) Doğal Ortam İnsan İli̇şki̇leri̇ Ve Doğal Çevre Planlamasi", doctoral thesis, ] (Samsun), October 2017 {{doi|10.13140/RG.2.2.28001.56167}}</ref> | |||
| '''Themiscyra plain''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|θ|ɛ|m|ᵻ|ˈ|s|k|ɪr|ə}}; {{lang-grc-gre|Θεμίσκυρα}} ''Themiskyra'') refers to an ancient place name for a plain near the mouths of the ] (modern Yeşil{{citation needed|date = March 2020}}) and ] (modern ]{{citation needed|date = March 2020}}) rivers in the north of ], near the ancient Greek town, ].<ref name = SchmitzSmith1857>{{cite book |author=''Schmitz, Leonhard'' |year=1857 |chapter=Themiscyra |editor=Smith, William |title= Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography |url= http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DT%3Aentry+group%3D7%3Aentry%3Dthemiscyra-geo |language=en-gb |volume= Vol. II, Iabadius-Zymethus |location=London |publisher=Walton and Maberly, and John Murray |page= 1156, principally; see also pp. 64, 70, 119, 223, 546, 659, 946, and 1161 }}</ref> It is described by Leonhard Schmitz, writing in William Smith's ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography'', as<blockquote>a rich and beautiful district, ever verdant... suppl food for numberless herds of oxen and horses... produced great abundance of grain, especially pannick and millet... the southern parts near the mountains furnished a variety of fruits, such as grapes, apples, pears, and nuts in such quantities that they were suffered to waste on the trees.<ref name = SchmitzSmith1857/></blockquote> With regard to the plain, Schmitz goes on to state that "ythology describes as the native country of the Amazons."<ref name = SchmitzSmith1857/> | |||
| The town of Tekkeköy lies on the west end of the plain. Çarşamba lies in the middle, and is traversed by the Yeşilırmak. Terme (the ancient ]<ref name = SchmitzSmith1857>{{cite book |author=''Schmitz, Leonhard'' |year=1857 |chapter=Themiscyra |editor=Smith, William |title= Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography |url= http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DT%3Aentry+group%3D7%3Aentry%3Dthemiscyra-geo |language=en-gb |volume= Vol. II, Iabadius-Zymethus |location=London |publisher=Walton and Maberly, and John Murray |page= 1156, principally; see also pp. 64, 70, 119, 223, 546, 659, 946, and 1161 }}</ref>), on the east, is traversed by the Terme, as is Salıpazarı in the south. | |||
| The ancient plain has been described as: | |||
| <blockquote>a rich and beautiful district, ever verdant... suppl food for numberless herds of oxen and horses... produced great abundance of grain, especially pannick and millet... the southern parts near the mountains furnished a variety of fruits, such as grapes, apples, pears, and nuts in such quantities that they were suffered to waste on the trees.... ythology describes as the native country of the Amazons.<ref name = SchmitzSmith1857/></blockquote> | |||
| ==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Revision as of 22:11, 30 December 2020
The Çarşamba Plain, the ancient Themiscyra Plain (/ˌθɛmɪˈskɪrə/; Template:Lang-grc-gre Themiskyra), is a plain on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, formed largely of the delta of the Yeşilırmak river (ancient Iris), but also traversed by the much smaller Terme (ancient Thermodon) river. It is the largest delta plain on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. It lies within the districts of Tekkeköy, Çarşamba, Terme, and Salıpazarı on the eastern part of the province of Samsun.
The town of Tekkeköy lies on the west end of the plain. Çarşamba lies in the middle, and is traversed by the Yeşilırmak. Terme (the ancient Themiscyra), on the east, is traversed by the Terme, as is Salıpazarı in the south.
The ancient plain has been described as:
a rich and beautiful district, ever verdant... suppl food for numberless herds of oxen and horses... produced great abundance of grain, especially pannick and millet... the southern parts near the mountains furnished a variety of fruits, such as grapes, apples, pears, and nuts in such quantities that they were suffered to waste on the trees.... ythology describes as the native country of the Amazons.
Further reading
- Cited by Schmitz in the Thermodon article, op. cit.:
- Aeschylus Prometheus Bound 722.
- Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus) ii.5.9
- Apollonius of Rhodes, ii. 370.
- Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia vi.(3).9-10
- Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia xxiv.(102).165
- Strabo ii. p. 126.
- Strabo xii. pp. 547f.
References
- Harun Reşit Bağci, "Yeşi̇lirmak Deltasi’nda (Çarşamba/Samsun) Doğal Ortam İnsan İli̇şki̇leri̇ Ve Doğal Çevre Planlamasi", doctoral thesis, Ondokuz Mayıs University (Samsun), October 2017 doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.28001.56167
- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1857). "Themiscyra". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. Vol. II, Iabadius–Zymethus. London: Walton and Maberly, and John Murray. p. 1156, principally; see also pp. 64, 70, 119, 223, 546, 659, 946, and 1161.
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