Citharizum
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Town and fortress
Citharizum (
Justinian and was the residence of one of the five prefects whom that emperor placed over Roman Armenia with the title of “Dux.”[2]
According to
Anti-Taurus, north of Commagene and Mesopotamia, is also discussed as a possible location. Citharizum is often associated with the modern village of Keteriz.[5][6][7]
Although only a small town, it was an important point of defence for the
Chosroes II.[5]
Bishopric
The only
No longer a residential bishopric, Citharizum is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[12]
External links
- A map of Manazkert: Map
References
- ^ "The Classical Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Citharizon
- ^ Procopius, Buildings Book III, University of Chicago
- ^ Procopius, History of the Wars Book II, Chapter XXIII, en.wikisource.org
- ^ a b c d Sophrone Pétridès, "Citharizum" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1908)
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Citharizum, gcatholic.org
- ^ Others associate ancient Kitharizon with the present-day location Yeni Köy. Map 89 Armenia, princeton.edu
- ^ a b Raymond Janin, v. Citharizum, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XII, Parigi 1953, col. 997
- ^ Antoine-Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière, Le Grand dictionnaire géographique, historique et critique (1768), p. 436
- ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 441
- ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. I, coll. 453-454
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 871