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Colopene

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Colopene or Culupene or Calupene (Greek: Καλουπηνή), was an ancient district in Pontus on the border of Armenia Minor.[1] Pliny places Sebastia (modern Sivas) and Sebastopolis (modern Sulusaray) in Colopene.[2]

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  1. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 560. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 6.3.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Colopene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.