Germa (Galatia)
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Archaeological site in Turkey
Germa (
Galatia Secunda. The Byzantine writer Theophanes informs us that at a later period Germa took the name of Myriangeli.[1] The few archaeological remains lie close to present-day Babadat in Eskişehir Province, Turkey.[2][3]
When between 25 and 20 BCE
it had a mint.Titular see
Main article: Diocese of Germensis in Galatia
Its Christian
bishopric was a residential see until the 12th century and is now, as "Germa in Galatia", a titular see of the Catholic Church.[4]
References
- ^ Theophanes, Chron. p., 203.
- ^ Brill’s New Pauly, "Germa, Germokoloneia"
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 901]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Germa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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