Macrones

Not to be confused with the fish genus Sperata (syn. Macrones).

The Macrones (Georgian: მაკრონები, mak'ronebi; Ancient Greek: Μάκρωνες, Makrōnes) were an ancient Colchian tribe in the east of Pontus, about the Moschian Mountains (mountains approximately south and east of modern Bayburt). The name is allegedly derived from the name of Kromni valley (Κορούμ, located 13 km (8.1 mi) north-east of Gümüşhane) by adding Kartvelian ma- prefix which denotes regional descendant.

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