Philocaleia or Philocalia or Philokaleia () was a town on the coast of
Pontus Cappadocius, 90
stadia to the east of
Argyria
Argyria or argyrosis is a condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or silver dust. The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin turns blue or blue-gray, and is usually most prominent in sun-ex ...
, and 100 to the west of
Coralla.
Its site is located near modern
Görele
Görele is a town in Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Görele District. in
Asiatic Turkey.
References
Populated places in ancient Pontus
Former populated places in Turkey
History of Giresun Province
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