Apsilae
Principality of Apselia | |||||||||
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| c. 1st century CE–730 CE | |||||||||
The region of Apselia in the 1st century CE | |||||||||
| Other languages | Abkhaz, Greek (possibly) | ||||||||
| Religion | Pagan, later Eastern Orthodox Christianity | ||||||||
| Historical era | Ancient, Classical, Medieval | ||||||||
• Established | c. 1st century CE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 730 CE | ||||||||
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The Principality of Apselia was an ancient polity located on the Black Sea coast of the northwest Caucasus near the estuary of Kodori river. The earliest known historical references to Apselia are from the writings of Pliny the Elder (1st century CE) and Flavius Arrian (2nd century CE), who referred to the region as Apsilae (Greek: Αψιλαι).