Diocaesarea (Isauria)

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Diocaesarea or Diocaesareia or Diokaisareia (Ancient Greek: Διοκαισάρεια), also called Anazarba (Ancient Greek: Ἀνάζαρβα) and Kyinda (Ancient Greek: Κύϊνδα)[1] was a Graeco-Roman town located in Cilicia Trachea mentioned by Ptolemy[2] and the ecclesiastical authorities. It was in time assigned to the late Roman province of Isauria. It was a bishopric; no longer the seat a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[3]

Its site is located near Uzuncaburç in Asiatic Turkey.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Suda, kappa, 2625
  2. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.8.
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
  4. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Diocaesareia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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