Adada (Pisidia)
Karabavli | |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Pisidia, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°34′31″N 30°58′59″E / 37.57528°N 30.98306°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Abandoned | 1422[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Coordinates from Wikimapia[2] | |
Adada is an ancient city and
Kestros River, near the village of Sağrak, in Isparta Province’s Sütçüler township. The location was identified as Karabavullu or Karabavli, about 35 km south of Lake Eğirdir
.
Literature and archaeological evidence
The earliest evidence in
inscription of the second century BCE recording a treaty of friendship and alliance with Termessos.[6]
The archaeological site
The
Sarapis are included in visible ruins of the archaeological site. There is also a well-preserved stairway leading from the agora to a tower and other buildings, probably the acropolis of the city. There are also standing buildings of different types[6]
Numismatics
There are two periods of coinage in Adada
- As an independent city during the Late Hellenistic period, when first coins were minted, dated to the 1st century BCE.
- As a subjugated city in the Roman Empire. The imperial coinage began during the reign of Trajan (98-117) and stopped during the reign of Valerian and Gallienus (253-268).[7]
Religion
On the basis of the iconographic types of
Episcopal See
In the
Roman Catholic Church.[9]
References
- ^ "Adada". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Adada". Wikimapia. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Strabo 12.570.
- ^ Ptolemy, Geogr. 5.5.8.
- ^ a b Patsiadou, Lila (2003). "Adada (Antiquity". Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- ^ a b Stillwell, Richard; et al., eds. (1976). "ADADA (Karabavli) Pisidia, Turkey". The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
- ^ "Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor: Adada". Asia Minor Coins. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Darrouzes, J. (1981). Notitiae episcopatum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae. Paris. pp. I 424, III 377, VII 203, VIII 479, IX 387, X 491, XIII 341.
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