The River Mert ( Turkish : Mert Irmağı ); anciently, the Lycastus ( Ancient Greek : Λύκαστος , romanized : Lykastos ) is a river in Turkey which flows into the Black Sea at Samsun .
3-489: The ancient town of Lycastus in Pontus was located on the river; the site has not been located. A local politician claims the river suffers from domestic and industrial pollution, and fish die off in 2014 is being investigated by local officials. In 2012 flooding killed 5 people. 41°16′44″N 36°21′07″E / 41.278889°N 36.351944°E / 41.278889; 36.351944 This article related to
6-533: A river in Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This geographical article about a location in Samsun Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lycastus (Pontus) Lycastus or Lykastos ( Ancient Greek : Λύκαστος ), also known as Lycastum or Lykaston , was an ancient Greek city in ancient Pontus , on a river bearing the same name . It
9-503: Was situated 20 stadia southeast of Amisus . Pomponius Mela calls the town Lycasto . Pherecydes spoke of a town of Lycastia , inhabited by Amazons , and situated between Themiscyra and Chalybia . The river Lycastus was but a small stream, which after a short course emptied itself into the Euxine close by the town of Lycastus. The Lycastrus River is identified with the modern Mert River , in Samsun Province , Turkey , but
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