Bubon or Boubon ( grc, Βούβων) was a city of

ancient Lycia Lycia (Lycian language, Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 ''Trm̃mis''; el, Λυκία, ; tr, Likya) was a state or nationality that flourished in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean ...

noted 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 ...

; the ethnic name, he adds, ought to be Βουβώνιος, but it is Βουβωνεύς, for the Lycians rejoice in this form. The truth of this observation of Stephanus is proved by the inscription found on the spot: Βουβωνέων ἡ Βουλὴ καὶ ὁ Δῆμος. Bubon is located west of ancient

Balbura ''Balbura'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical spe ...

, near Ibecik, as confirmed by modern scholars. The city stood on a hill side commanding the entrance to the pass over the mountains. Bubon is mentioned by

Pliny Pliny may refer to: People * Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of ''Naturalis Historia'' (''Pliny's Natural History'') * Pliny the Younger (died 113), ancient Roman statesman, orator, w ...

Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importanc ...

, and Hierocles. Pliny mentions a kind of chalk (creta) that was found about Bubon. Bubon, along with Balbura and

Oenoanda Oenoanda or Oinoanda ( Hittite: 𒃾𒅀𒉌𒌓𒉿𒀭𒁕 ''Wiyanawanda'', el, τὰ Οἰνόανδα) was a Lycian city, in the upper valley of the River Xanthus. It is noted for the philosophical inscription by the Epicurean, Diogenes ...

formed the district of Cabalia. There is a small theatre built of sandstone and on the summit of the hill was the acropolis.

Bishopric

Bubon was a

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

bishopric In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

, a

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

of the

metropolitan see Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a t ...

Myra Myra ( grc, Μύρα, ''Mýra'') was a Lycian, then ancient Greek, then Greco-Roman, then Byzantine Greek, then Ottoman town in Lycia, which became the small Turkish town of Kale, renamed Demre in 2005, in the present-day Antalya Province of ...

, the capital of the

Roman province The Roman provinces (Latin: ''provincia'', pl. ''provinciae'') were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. Each province was rule ...

of Lycia. The names of two of its bishops, both called Romanus, are recorded in extant documents. One of them was at the

First Council of Constantinople The First Council of Constantinople ( la, Concilium Constantinopolitanum; grc-gre, Σύνοδος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 381 b ...

in 381. The other attended the

Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bith ...

in 451 and was a signatory of the protest letter that the bishops of the province of Lycia sent in 458 to

Byzantine Emperor This is a list of the Byzantine emperors from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD, which marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, to its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as le ...

Leo I the Thracian Leo I (; 401 – 18 January 474), also known as "the Thracian" ( la, Thrax; grc-gre, ο Θραξ),; grc-gre, Μακέλλης), referencing the murder of Aspar and his son. was Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. He was a native of Dacia A ...

over the killing of

Proterius of Alexandria Hieromartyr Proterius of Alexandria (died 457) was Patriarch of Alexandria from 451 to 457. He had been appointed by the Council of Chalcedon to replace the deposed Dioscorus. History Proterius was elected by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 t ...

. No longer a residential bishopric, Bubon is today listed by the

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 ...

as a

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...

.''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 853

References

8. Wien 2004, S. 487-489. * Jale İnan: ''Der Bronzetorso im Burdur-Museum aus Bubon und der Bronzekopf im J. Paul Getty Museum''. In: ''Istanbuler Mitteilungen'' 27-28, 1977-78, S. 267-287. * Jale İnan: ''Der Bronzetorso im Typ des Diskophoros von Polyklet im Burdur-Museum''. In: ''Polykletforschungen''. Berlin 1993, S. 41-56. * Jale İnan: ''Neue Forschungen zum Sebasteion von Boubon und seinen Statuen''. In: ''Akten des II. Internationalen Lykien-Symposions, Wien 6.-12. Mai 1990''. Bd. 1, Wien 1993, S. 213-239. * Jale İnan: ''Boubon sebasteionu ve heykelleri üzerine son araştırmalar''. ecent studies on Sebasteion and the statues of BubonArkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul 1994. * Christopher P. Jones: ''Some new inscriptions from Bubon''. In: ''Istanbuler Mitteilungen'' 27-28, 1977-78, S. 288-296. * Christina Kokkinia (ed):
''Boubon. The Inscriptions and Archaeological Remains: A Survey 2004-2006''. Athens 2008"

. * A. P. Kozloff: ''Bubon. A re-assessment of the provenance''. In: ''Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art'' 74, 1987, S. 131-143. * N. Milner: ''An inscription from Bubon''. In: ''Studies in the history and topography of Lycia and Pisidia. In memoriam A. S. Hall''. London 1994, S. 93-94. * Friedrich Schindler: ''Die Inschriften von Bubon (Nordlykien)''. Wien 1972 (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Sitzungsberichte 278, 3
Text of the inscriptions
.

External links

Bubon at the Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
{{Authority control Populated places in ancient Lycia Catholic titular sees in Asia Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Former populated places in Turkey Buildings and structures in Burdur Province History of Burdur Province Archaeological sites in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey Geography of Burdur Province Tourist attractions in Burdur Province Gölhisar District

Bishopric

References

Further reading

External links