Chalybes

The Chalybes (/ˈkælɪbiːz/; Ancient Greek: Χάλυβες/Χάλυβοι; Georgian: ხალიბები) and Chaldoi (Ancient Greek: Χάλδοι; Armenian: Խաղտիք, romanized: Xałtik') were peoples mentioned by classical authors as living in Pontus and Cappadocia in northern Anatolia during Classical Antiquity.

Their territory was known as Chaldia, extending from the Halys River to Pharnakeia and Trabzon in the east and as far south as eastern Anatolia.

[5] The main sources for the history of the Chaldoi are accounts from classical authors, including Homer, Strabo, and Xenophon.

In Xenophon's Cyropaedia, Cyrus the Great helps the Armenians and Chaldians resolve a dispute over agricultural land.

[6] In Roman times, the Chaldaei (homonymous but unrelated to the Semitic Chaldeans[7][8]) and Chalybes are mentioned by Plutarch (Lucull.