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Last of the Argonauts:
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by John Brenson | Trapezounta | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Old street in Trapezounta |
Trapezounta is now known as Trabzon.
It was the final capital of the Byzantine empire after the loss of
Constantinople.
Below: The view in the centre of Trapezounta, in an area where traditional houses and gardens still survive. |
View up to Agia Sofia |
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Originally capital of the Greek Kingdom
of Pontus, and later of the Empire of Trapezounta, the town was always
home to a large number of Pontic Greeks, who suffered a similar fate
to their Armenian neighbours. There are still a number of Greek churches
in the town, and small numbers of Hamshenis speaking a distant Amenian
dialect live in the Trapezounta hinterland to this day.
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The church of Agia Sofia has been converted
into a museum, but around the perimeter of its grounds, one can still
find an array of Greek and Armenian tombstones and khatchkar.s It
makes a nice walk in good weather, being about 4km west of the city
centre.
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