Antiochia Lamotis ( el, Αντιόχεια η Λαμωτίς), Antiochia in Isauria (), or Antiochia super Cragum is a
Hellenistic
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city in
ancient Cilicia
Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...
,
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
at the mouth of
Lamos (or Lamus) river. The site is on the coast a few km southwest of
Erdemli
Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.
Geography
Erdemli is located between the districts of Mezitli (to the east) and Silifke (to the west). In the north, Erdemli i ...
,
Mersin Province
Mersin Province ( tr, ), formerly İçel Province ( tr, ), is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of fo ...
,
Turkey
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.
During
Roman
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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times, it was capital of the
Lamotis Lamotis ( grc, Λαμωτίς) was an ancient region on the eastern coast of Cilicia Trachea, later Cilicia Aspera, between the Calycadnus river and the Lamos river. Its capital was Antiochia Lamotis(Ptolemy Book V, ch. 8, § 6; Strabo
Strabo ...
Region, Cilicia. The town also bore the name Lamus or Lamos (Λάμος). The river is mentioned by
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni ...
, and both the river and the town by
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 ...
and
Ptolemy
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. The river, which is otherwise of no importance, formed the boundary between Cilicia Aspera and Cilicia Propria.
The town later became the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains a
titular see
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in the
Roman Catholic Church
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under the name of
Lamus.
References
Archaeological sites in Mersin Province, Turkey
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
Seleucid colonies in Anatolia
Roman sites in Turkey
Ruins in Turkey
Former populated places in Cilicia
Geography of Mersin Province
Populated places in ancient Cilicia
Populated places in ancient Isauria
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