{{for|the inland colony|Pistiros}} '''Pistyrus''' or '''Pistyros''' ({{langx|grc|Πίστυρος}}), or '''Pistirus''' or '''Pistiros''' (Πίστιρος),<ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.'' Πίστιρος}}</ref> or '''Bistirus''' or '''Bistiros''' (Βίστιρος),<ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.'' Βίστιρος}}</ref> also known as '''Pisteira''' (Πίστειρα),<ref>Harpocration, p. 124. 11; Schol. ad Aesch. Pers. 2.</ref> was an ancient Greek polis on the coast of Edonis, in ancient Thrace. It was founded as a colony of Thasos and itself may have founded Pistiros in inland Thrace.<ref name=Poleis>{{cite book|author= Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen |title= An inventory of archaic and classical poleis|url= https://archive.org/details/inventoryarchaic00hans |url-access= limited |year= 2004|publisher= Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn= 0-19-814099-1|chapter= Thrace from Nestos to Hebros |page= [https://archive.org/details/inventoryarchaic00hans/page/n911 895] }}; "The emporion of Pistiros was an inland trading station originally founded by merchants coming from the polis of Pistiros a dependency of Thasos situated on the Thracian coast."</ref> The army of Xerxes I passed by Pistyrus after crossing the Nestus River.<ref name=Herodotus>{{Cite Herodotus|7.109}}</ref> The name Pistyrus was also applied to the adjoining lake (now called Vasova), which was described by Herodotus as 30 stadia in circumference, full of fish, and exceedingly salty.<ref name=Herodotus/>
Pistyrus has been identified with the remains of a fortified settlement east of Pontolivado located near the Vasova salt lake. The fortifications are of the regular "Thasian" type. Among the finds are coins from Neapolis and Thasos, dated to 520–510 BCE.
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