Balbura (Lycia)
Balbura or Balboura (
The site was discovered by Hoskyn and Forbes.
The Site
The ruins occupy a considerable space on two hills on both sides of a stream.
The city wall still stands on the northern hill up to 2.4 m high, with a stretch of polygonal masonry 1.8 m thick.
There are two theatres; one is on the south side of the acropolis hill, and the other is in a hollow which formed the cavea, in the front of the mountain on the south side of the stream. The former is of unusual construction as the cavea is interrupted in the centre by a large block of natural rock with the ends of the rows of seats attached.
A triple-arched gate is dedicated to Septimius Severus and Geta.
There are also remains of several temples and of Christian churches.
History
Balbura was a member of a tetrapolis headed by
Balbura was part of a district called Cabalia,[2] named Cabalis by Strabo with two other cities, Bubon and Oenoanda.
The ethnic name Βαλβουρεύς occurs on two inscriptions at least at Katara.
Balbura minted coins during the
Bishopric
Balbura was a
No longer a residential bishopric, Balbura is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[11]
References
- ^ Strab. 631
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.27.
- ^ Stillwell, Richard; MacDonald, William L.; McAlister, Marian Holland (1976). "The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites". Princeton University Press. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Mansi, Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, vol. III, col. 571.
- ISBN 9780853230397.
- ^ Mansi, Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, vol. VI, coll. 948 and 1086.
- ^ Mansi, Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, vol. VII, col. 580.
- ^ Mansi, Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, vol. XVII-XVIII, col. 377.
- ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. I, coll. 987-988
- ^ Raymond Janin, v. Balbura, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. VI, 1932, col. 322
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 845
Further reading
- C. Naour: Nouvelles inscriptions de Balboura. In: Ancient Society 9 (1978) 165–185.
- Kent J. Rigsby An imperial letter at Balbura. In: American Journal of Philology 100 (1979) 401–407.
- J. J. Coulton, N. P. Milner, A. T. Reyes: Balboura survey. Onesimos and Meleager. Part 1. In: Anatolian Studies 38 (1988) 121–145. Part 2: In: Anatolian Studies 39 (1989) 41–62.
- Lionel Bier: The lower theatre at Balboura. In: Anatolian Studies 40 (1990) 69-79
- A. S. Hall, J. J. Coulton: A Hellenistic allotment list from Balboura in the Kibyratis. In: Chiron 20 (1990) 109–153.
- D. K. Money: Lions of the mountains. The sarcophagi of Balboura. In: Anatolian Studies 40 (1990) 29–54.
- N. P. Milner: Victors in the Meleagria and the Balbouran élite. In: Anatolian Studies 41 (1991) 23–62.
- C. H. Hallett, J. J. Coulton: The east tomb and other tomb buildings at Balboura. In: Anatolian Studies 43 (1993) 41–68.
- Lionel Bier: The upper theatre at Balboura. In: Anatolian Studies 44 (1994) 27–46.
- J. J. Coulton: The fortifications of Balboura. In: Revue des études anciennes 96 (1994) 329–335.
- Tyler Jo Smith: The Votive Reliefs from Balboura and its Environs, In: Anatolian Studies (1997) 3-49.
- Hansgerd Hellenkemper, Friedrich Hild: Lykien und Pamphylien, Tabula Imperii Byzantini 8. Wien 2004, S. 477–479.
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Balbura". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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