Citharizum

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Roman-Persian Frontier in Late Antiquity. The Roman fortress is designated as "Citharizum".

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

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

  1. ^ "The Classical Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Citharizon
  3. ^ Procopius, Buildings Book III, University of Chicago
  4. ^ Procopius, History of the Wars Book II, Chapter XXIII, en.wikisource.org
  5. ^ a b c d Sophrone Pétridès, "Citharizum" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1908)
  6. ^ Titular Episcopal See of Citharizum, gcatholic.org
  7. ^ Others associate ancient Kitharizon with the present-day location Yeni Köy. Map 89 Armenia, princeton.edu
  8. ^ a b Raymond Janin, v. Citharizum, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XII, Parigi 1953, col. 997
  9. ^ Antoine-Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière, Le Grand dictionnaire géographique, historique et critique (1768), p. 436
  10. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 441
  11. ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. I, coll. 453-454
  12. ), p. 871