Introducing Trabzon Province 3

The city center from the sea in the north, south, rises in terraces are not as smooth as on Boztepe. Degirmendere, Kuzgundere (or Tannery) and placement Zagnos streams from south to north, divided the deep straits. Tannery and Zagnos between streams and a high table in the form of non-uniform over an area of ​​the city known eneski settlement remains have been identified. for this reason that the name of the former Trabzon Grekçe table or trapezoid / trapezium format as for "Trapezos" word view that is gaining weight. Trabzon, on behalf Trapezos the first time, the Greek commander, penned by Kesnophon, BC 4. Century, the events described in the "Anabasis" by the ancient sources are found.

BC Western Anatolia after the ion-based Miletoslular 7. The Black Sea coast in the coming century, colonial cities have set up. Trabzon, Sinop, which is the center of these colonies, and many researchers have considered, as the dryness of the city's first show of this period. But Kolkhlar, Driller, the macro from the indigenous tribes, such as has been previously lived in the vicinity of Trabzon.