Antiochia Lamotis
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Antiochia Lamotis (
During Roman times, it was the capital of the Lamotis Region, Cilicia.[2] The town also bore the name Lamus or Lamos (Λάμος). The river is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium,[3] and both the river and the town by Strabo[4] and Ptolemy.[5] The river, which is otherwise of no importance, formed the boundary between Cilicia Aspera and Cilicia Propria.
The town later became the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains a
References
- ^ Pauly, August Friedrich (1839). Real-Encyclopädie der Classischen Alterthumwissenschaft in alphabetischer Ordnung, v.1. J.B. Messler. p. 538. Retrieved Aug 14, 2020.
- ^ "Hazlitt, The Classical Gazetteer". The Ancient Library. Archived from the original on 2006-07-09.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Λάμος.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 671. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.8.4, 5.8.6.
- ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 709.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lamus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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