Gazoros

Also known as Porna

Gazoros or Gazorus (Greek: ) was a town mentioned by Ptolemy to be in the region of Edonis or Odomantike and also by inscriptions of Hellenistic and Roman times.

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Locality: Γάζωρος
Region: Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 912
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Instance of: human settlement
Country: Greece
Population: 1315

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native label: Γάζωρος

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Gazoros or Gazorus (Greek: ) was a town mentioned by Ptolemy to be in the region of Edonis or Odomantike and also by inscriptions of Hellenistic and Roman times.

== History == Later in the 4th century BC, it was annexed to the Macedonian kingdom and made a polis under Philip II of Macedon or the Antigonids. Artemis Gazoria or Gazoreitis was worshiped all over the region till Roman times.

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