On the hill "Assar", which rises right next to Kalokastro, the ruins of an important ancient city are preserved, where inscriptions,[1] coins and various other archaeological finds (clay statuettes, vases and numerous pottery shells) of Classic, Hellenistic and Roman times, were found. The city, which belonged to the Bisaltia, is probably identified with the Euporia (Greek: Ευπορία) mentioned by the geographer Ptolemy and the Roman itineraries.[2]
This identification is also reinforced by her position near the river Strymonas as well as by etymology of her name from the words "ευ" and "πόρος" meaning a city that is near an easy crossing of the river.
↑Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1976 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 117-118. ISBN960-7265-16-5
↑Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer
