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Katakekaumene
Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene ( el, Κατακεκαυμένη) was a name for a district in Lydia (modern western Turkey), and a union of ten cities in the area, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The name means "burnt land" or "burnt country", referring to the pitch-black color of the lava and the dormant volcanic belt of Kula, which was first described by Strabo. Strabo ('' Geographica''12.8.19 reported that some place Katakekaumene as the site of the mythological battle between Zeus and the giant Typhon. Decapolis Cities of the ancient decapolis included: * Satala in Lydia * Maionia in Lydia * Tabala in Lydia * Bagis * Silandos * Saittae *Daldis * Philadelphia in Lydia * Apollonos-Hieron * Mesotimolos or GordosW. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university pres ...
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Strabo
Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called "Strabo". (; el, Στράβων ''Strábōn''; 64 or 63 BC 24 AD) was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Life Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus (in present-day Turkey) in around 64BC. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of Mithridates V. Strabo was related to Dorylaeus on his mother's side. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served Mithridates VI during the Mithridatic Wars. As the war drew to a close, Strabo's grandfather had turned several Pontic fortress ...
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Kula (volcano)
Kula is a volcanic field located in western Turkey. Kula field consists of a broad area of cinder cones and maars. It is the westernmost volcano of Turkey. The volcanic character of the area was recognized in antiquity, when it was named Katakekaumene (the burned lands) from the appearance of the environment, which was mostly suited for viticulture. Volcanism began in the Miocene and over three stages continued in the Holocene. It is associated with the presence of two neighboring active graben structures. Footprints of prehistoric humans have been found in the area. The area is a geopark recognized by UNESCO given the universal and scientific value. Geography The volcanic field is located in the Kula District, Manisa Province. It is 65 km west of Uşak and 130 km east of Izmir. It is located on the northern side of the Gediz Graben, while the Bozdağ Mountains range is on the southern side. The current cones are mostly of small size and one of them has its internal stru ...
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Satala In Lydia
Satala ( grc, Σάταλα) or Satala in Lydia was a Roman era city and Bishopric in ancient Lydia. Location Its site is located near Adala in Asiatic Turkey. Pagan Religion The city worshiped the typical ''mother and son'' pantheon found throughout Anatolia, and although a temple was built it did not mint coint as the town was only a village. It was part of a decapolis called the Katakekaumene, and May have been its religious center. Bishopric The city was also a see in the province of Lydia, and remains a vacant and titular see to this day. It is in the province of Sardis. Known Bishops *Andrew(Council of Chalcedon) *Elpidius of Satala banished after the Council of Constantinople *Giuliano signed in 458 the letter of the bishops of Lydia to ' Emperor Leo I after the death of Proterius of Alexandria. *Michael attended the Second Council of Nicaea (787) . * Philip took part in the Council of Constantinople (879) Today Satala Lidia survives as titular bishop of the Rom ...
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Decapolis (other)
Decapolis was a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Syria and Judea. Decapolis or Dekapolis ( el, Δεκάπολις) refers to a group or confederation of ten cities. It may also refer to: History * Isaurian Decapolis in Cilicia * Decapolis of Katakekaumene, in Lydia * Décapole, alliance of ten towns of the Holy Roman Empire in Alsace, 1354-1679 Modern * Decapolis, Virginia, a community in Madison County See also *Dodecapolis (other) Dodecapolis or Dodekapolis ( el, Δωδεκάπολις) refers to a group or confederation of twelve cities. It may refer to: * Ionian dodecapolis *Aeolian dodecapolis *Etruscan dodecapolis See also *Decapolis (other) *Pentapolis A pe ...
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Maionia In Lydia
Maionia or Maeonia ( gr, Μαιονία), was a city of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era located near the Hermos River, in ancient Lydia. Both Ramsay and Talbert tentatively identified the ancient polis with the modern village of Koula (Turkish for fortress) a village known for its carpet manufacture. The town is mentioned by mentioned by Pliny the Elder, Hierocles, and in the ''Notitiae Episcopatuum''. Several coins from Maionia exist. In antiquity the city was part of the Katakekaumene Decapolis of towns. Once the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a .... Its site is located near Menye in Asiatic Turkey. References Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Popul ...
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Bagis
:''This page concerns Lydian Bageis, Bagis or Bage, not to be confounded with Bagae in Numidia.'' Bageis ( grc, Βάγεις), Bagis (Βάγις), or Bage (Βάγη) was an ancient Greek city in the province of Lydia in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Name The name of the city appears in the form ''Bageis'' (in the genitive plural case of the name of its inhabitants, ΒΑΓΝΩΝ or ΒΑΓΗΝΩΝ) on its coins, but ''Bagis'' is the form given in the '' Synecdemos'' of Hierocles, and ''Bage'' in later ''Notitiae Episcopatuum''. Some of its coins add the additional name of KAISAREΩN apparently denoting the additional city name of Caesarea. Location Inscriptions uncovered by Keppel place the ancient town near Sirghe on the left (south) side of the Hermos River. Modern scholars pinpoint a site at Güre. Ecclesiastical history The episcopal see of Bagis, being in the Roman province of Lydia was a suffragan of Sardis, the capital of the province. The acts of the First Council ...
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Historical Regions Of Anatolia
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Geography Of Ancient Lydia
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. One such concept, the first law of geography, proposed by Waldo Tobler, is "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human and th ...
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. Most are nonprofit organizations and an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by schola ... in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Press is a department of the University of Cambridge and is both an academic and educational publisher. It became part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, following a merger with Cambridge Assessment in 2021. With a global sales presence, publishing hubs, and offices in more than 40 Country, countries, it publishes over 50,000 titles by authors from over 100 countries. Its publishing includes more than 380 academic journals, monographs, reference works, school and uni ...
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Gordos (Lydia)
Gordus or Gordos ( grc, Γόρδος), also known as Julia Gordus or Iulia Gordos, and possibly also known as Porotta, was an ancient Greek city located in eastern Lydia (modern western Turkey). It was a strategically important town founded by the Seleucid Kings. The Julio-Claudian emperors of the Roman Empire renamed the city Julia Gordos in the 1st century and the city minted its own coins. The city achieved the full status of a ''polis'' under the Flavian emperors. It was the home to Appolophanes the physician, and there is epigraphical evidence of both pagans and Christians in the town. Three bishops of the town are known: Isidor attended Third Council of Constantinople, Neophytus attended the Second Council of Nicaea and Stephen attended the Photian Council of 870. No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Its site is located near Eski Gördes Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the ...
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Apollonos-Hieron
Apollonos Hieron ( el, Ἀπόλλωνος ἱερόν, "Temple of Apollo") was an ancient city of Lydia. Location It was located about 300 stadia from Pergamon on a hill, but is exact location is unknown The inhabitants of the village of Buldan hold that their town is the location, of Apollonos Hieron. However, Buldan is known to be the site of Tripolis, and both cities sent separate delegates to the Council of Chalcedon. Ramsay believed that both cities were adjacent to each other and this may explain why Pliny thought the name of Tripolis had previously been Apollonos. He more generally puts it in the Plain of Philadelphia, in the Lykos River Valley, Apollonos Hieron was known for its temple, and is mentioned by Pliny, who describes it as small. It is possibly mentioned by Aristides and Strabo. Apollonos Hieron minted its own coins, of which there are today many examples. Bishopric Apollonos Hieron was also the seat of a bishopric and remains a titular see in the Roman Cath ...
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