BERIS
BERIS or
BIRES (
Βῆρις,
Βίρης), a river of Pontus, which Arrian places 60 stadia from the Thoaris. Hamilton (
Researches, &c. vol. i. p. 280) identifies it with the
Melitsch Chai, “a deep and sluggish river,” between
Unieh and the Thermodon.
He found it to be six miles, or 60 stadia, from the
Thuréh Irmak, which he seems to identify correctly with the Thoaris.
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G.L]