Asturicani

The Asturicani are a tribe mentioned by Ptolemy as dwelling adjacent to the Pontus Euxinus. A source cited this tribe as one of those located in Anatolia along with Ancyra, Balbura, and Carura, among others. The settlement's believed proximity to the Sea of Azov also William [Smith (lexicographer)|William Smith] equates them with the Aspurgiani. There are scholars who explain that this association could be based on the way the settlement may not be a tribe but a political party or a military colony. Aspurgiani is also believed to be the same.