Raphanea
الرفنية | |
Location | Syria |
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Region | Hama Governorate |
Coordinates | 34°56′03″N 36°23′48″E / 34.93417°N 36.39667°E |
Raphanea or Raphaneae (
suffragan of Apamea
.
History
destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.[2]
Near
Roman Emperor in 218.[3]
Raphanea issued coins under Elagabalus,[4] and many of its coins are extant.[5][6][7]
Episcopal see
The only bishops of Raphanea known are:[11][12]
- Bassianus, present at the Nicaea, 325;
- Gerontius at Philippopolis, 344;
- Basil at Constantinople, 381;
- Lampadius at Chalcedon, 451;
- Zoilus about 518;
- Nonnus, 536.
The see is mentioned as late as the 10th century in the
References
- ^ Emil Schürer (2014). "A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ: Two Divisions in Five Volumes". Aeterna Press.
- ^ Josephus, The War of the Jews or The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem, book 7, chapter 5, 1
- ISBN 978-1-13413185-3), p. 209
- ISBN 978-0-89236715-3), p. 117
- ^ American Numismatic Society: Raphanea
- ^ Elagabalus AE21mm Raphanea in Syria
- ^ Raphanea Genius Coin
- ^ Synecdemus, 712, 8.
- ^ 870 (Heinrich Gelzer, Georgii Cyprii descriptio orbis romani, 44)
- ^ "Historiens des croisades", passim; Rey in "Bulletin de la Société des antiquaires de France", Paris, 1885, 266.
- ^ a b c Sophrone Pétridès, "Rhaphanaea" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1912)
- Le Quien, "Oriens christianus", II, 921.
- ^ Vailhé, "Échos d'Orient", X, 94.
External links
- Brown, J., P. Gatier, R. Warner, R. Talbert, T. Elliott, S. Gillies. "Places: 668350 (Raphaneai)". Pleiades. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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