Savatra
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City in the Roman province of Galatia
Savatra (
Ancient Greek: Σόατρα) was a city in the Roman province of Galatia, and subsequently the Byzantine province of Lycaonia
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History
Little is known of this ancient town, but some of its coins have been preserved, and it is mentioned by Strabo,[1] Ptolemy,[2] Hierocles,[3] and the Tabula Peutingeriana. The name appears as "Savatra" on the coins, while "Sabatra" is found in the Tabula,[4] and "Soatra" in Strabo.
The town was situated in an arid region on the road from
W. M. Ramsay,[5] at the ruins four hours south-west of Eskil; according to Müller,[6] near Djelil between Obrouklou, or Obrouk, and Sultan Khan. Modern scholars place the site near Yağlibayat in Asiatic Turkey.[7][8]
Ecclesiastical history
Iconium
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Notes
- ^ XIV, 668.
- ^ V, 4, 12.
- ^ 672, 2.
- ^ Tabula Peutingeriana.
- ^ Asia Minor, 343.
- ^ Notes to Ptolemy, ed. Didot, I, 858
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- LCCN 24029371.
Sources
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sauatra". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Soatra". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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