Abila Lysaniou
Ἄβιλα | |
Alternative name | Ἄβιλα ἐπικαλουμένη Λυσανίου |
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Location | Syria |
Region | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
Coordinates | 33°37′36″N 36°06′21″E / 33.626667°N 36.105833°E |
Abila Lysaniou or Abila Lysaniae or Abila (
The site contains ruins of a temple, aqueducts, and other remains, and inscriptions,
William Smith cites a dissertation in the Transactions of the Academy of Belles Lettres showing that this Abila is the same with Leucas on the river Chrysorrhoas, which at one period assumed the name of Claudiopolis, as shown by some coins described by Joseph Hilarius Eckhel.[1]
Bishopric
Abila Lysaniae, which was in the
No longer a residential diocese, it is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[7]
"Abila" in Old French literature
Abila, also written as "Abilant"[8] or "Abelant", appears as a castle or city, a character from that place (a princess, king, sultan, as in Rouge-Lion d'Abilant) or even a Saracen's formal name, in The Jerusalem Continuations: The London and Turin Redactions of the Old French Crusade cycle, Simon de Puille: Chanson de geste, Karlamagnús saga: The Saga of Charlemagne and His Heroes, and Gloriant.
See also
References
- ^ a b Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- ^ On inscriptions from Abila Lysaniou, see Raphaël Savignac, “Texte complet de l’inscription d’Abila relative a Lysanias,” Revue Biblique 9.4 (1912): 533-540 (for an English translation of this article, click here).
- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Abila". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 62. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Heinrich Gelzer, Patrum Nicaenorum nomina Archived 2013-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, Leipzig 1898, p. 85, nº 77.
- ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. II, coll. 843-846
- ^ Siméon Vailhé, v. 2. Abila, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. I, Paris 1909, coll. 120-122
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 822
- ^ Toynbee, Paget Jackson (ed). Specimens of Old French: (IX-XV centuries). Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1892.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Abila Lysaniou". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
- ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 69.