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Heniochi

The Heniochi (Greek: Ἡνίοχοι, Heníochoi "charioteers") were an ancient tribe inhabiting northwest shores of Colchis (present-day Abkhazia, northwestern

Heniochi

Colchis

Historical region of Georgia

consider it as a point located on the territory of non-Colchian tribes (Heniochi, Sanigs)". Since in a later era the name "Colchians" was organically connected

Colchis

Zygii

Ancient nation in the Western Caucuses

territory. After this latter, one comes to the Achaei and the Zygii and the Heniochi, and also the Cercetae and the Macropogones. And above these are situated

Zygii

Abkhazians

Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Abkhazia

resides in Turkey, Egypt, Syria and Russia. Some scholars say the ancient Heniochi tribe were the progenitors of the Abkhaz. This warlike people came into

Abkhazians

Achaei

Ancient people of Scythia

people of Scythia, mentioned by Strabo (11.2, together with the Zygoi, Heniochi, and Cercetae and Macropogones) and by Pliny (4.26.2). Pliny mentions a

Achaei

Laz language

Kartvelian language of Turkey and Georgia

the east of Trebizond was as follows: Colchi (and Sanni); Machelones; Heniochi; Zydritae; Lazai, subjects of King Malassus, who owned the suzerainty of

Laz language

Laz_language

Sanni

grouped together the Sanni who lived in the region of Trebizond and the Heniochi as one single nation. He also mentions other Sanni, living further on the

Sanni

Kolkheti National Park

National park in Georgia

the shore of the Black Sea. Numbered amongst these were the Machelones, Heniochi, Zydretae, Apsilae, Lazi, Chalybes, Tabal, Tibareni, Mossynoeci, Macrones

Kolkheti National Park

Kolkheti_National_Park

Pitsunda

Town in Abkhazia, Georgia

the antiquity. Pliny wrote in AD 77 that the city had been sacked by the Heniochi. A Roman fort was founded at Pityus in the first half of the 2nd century

Pitsunda

Geographica

Encyclopedia of geographical knowledge by Strabo

Description XI 1 The Sarmatians, Aorsi, Siraci, Moeotae, Achaei, Zygii, Heniochi, Cercetae, and Macropogones 3 The city of Tanais 4 The Maeotae and geography

Geographica

Hemshin people

Ethnographic group of Armenians

to 14 AD Lazoi (Chani/Tzan tribes), in the Arsacid Period (63–298 AD) Heniochi, Machelones, Heptakometians, Mossynoeci as well as Sanni, Drilae and Macrones

Hemshin people

Hemshin_people

History of Abkhazia

proto-Kartvelian tribal designations. The identity and origin of other peoples (e.g., Heniochi, Sanigae) dwelling in the area is disputed. Archaeology has seldom been

History of Abkhazia

History_of_Abkhazia

List of ancient Colchian tribes

Kartvelian tribes

other classical authors. Zydretae southern side of the Coruh river Arrian. Heniochi northwest shores of Colchis Aristotle, Artemidorus Ephesius, Ovid, Pliny

List of ancient Colchian tribes

List_of_ancient_Colchian_tribes

Eumelus of Bosporus

Ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom 309–304 BC

pirates in the eastern regions of the Black Sea—most likely the Tauri, the Heniochi and several others—and was able to destroy them. He also took back the

Eumelus of Bosporus

Eumelus_of_Bosporus

Abrskil

acted like pirates in the region. These people were identified as the Heniochis. This class of people were the ancestors of the present-day Abkhazians

Abrskil