250px|Abasgi to the of Absilae in a Colchis, Iberia, Albania etc. map of Guillaume Sanson, 1667 The Abasgoi or Abasgians (, Abasgoi, and , Abaskoi; ; , Abazgebi; compare Abkhaz Абазаа "the Abaza people") were one of the ancient tribes inhabiting modern Abkhazia, who originally inhabited lands south of Apsilae . In 550, during the Lazic War, the Abasgians revolted against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and called upon Sasanian assistance. General Bessas however suppressed the Abasgian revolt. By the 6th century Abasgia shifted to the north and occupied territory between Gumista and Bzyb rivers  , while another tribe, the Sanigs, lived to the north of them. In the time of Arrian, they were said to live on the banks of the Abascus or Abasgus river, an otherwise unidentified river flowing into the Euxine.
250px|Abasgi to the of Absilae in a Colchis, Iberia, Albania etc. map of Guillaume Sanson, 1667 The Abasgoi or Abasgians (, Abasgoi, and , Abaskoi; ; , Abazgebi; compare Abkhaz Абазаа "the Abaza people") were one of the ancient tribes inhabiting western region of Abkhazia, who originally inhabited lands north of Apsilae, corresponding to today's Ochamchira District . In 550, during the Lazic War, the Abasgians revolted against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and called upon Sasanian assistance. General Bessas however suppressed the Abasgian revolt. By the 6th century Abasgia shifted to the north and occupied territory between Gumista and Bzyb rivers The Oxford dictionary of late antiquity places Abasgoi to the south of Apsilae which is contradicted by all other sources and is an apparent mistake , while another tribe, the Sanigs, lived to the north of them. In the time of Arrian, they were said to live on the banks of the Abascus or Abasgus river, an otherwise unidentified river flowing into the Euxine.
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The Oxford dictionary of late antiquity places Abasgoi to the south of Apsilae which is contradicted by all other sources and is an apparent mistake