Claudiopolis (Cilicia)
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Roman historical city in Turkey
Probable location of Claudiopolis in modern Turkey
Claudiopolis (
Antitaurus, but Hierocles places Claudiopolis in Isauria, a description that cannot apply to the places so named of Pliny and Ptolemy. The city apparently received the Roman colony name Colonia Iulia Felix Augusta Ninica and minted coins in antiquity.[6]
Later assigned to the province of
Roman Catholic Church under the name of Claudiopolis in Isauria.[7]
Its site is located near modern
References
- ^ "Regional History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ xiv. 25.
- ^ William Martin Leake, Asia Minor, pp. 117, 319.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.24.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.7.
- ^ "Cilicia, Ninica-Claudiopolis - Ancient Greek Coins". Wildwinds.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Claudiopolis in Isauria (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Claudiopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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