Daldis ( grc, Δάλδις, ἡ Δάλδις), was a town on the borders of

ancient Lydia Lydia ( Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provi ...

and

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, a former

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, and is now a

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. It also minted coins in antiquity with the legend Δαλδιανων. It also bore the name Flaviocaesaria or Phlabiokaisareia, which is not attested among ancient authors but is reconstructed from

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and other evidence.

History

The Ancient city of Daldis was located near Narlïkale in

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(modern Asian

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). It was in

Lydia Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...

. Ramsay believed it was on the Meander River, near the towns of Apollonos-Hieron and Tripolis. The mother of the ancient Greek philosopher and professional diviner

Artemidorus Artemidorus Daldianus ( grc-gre, Ἀρτεμίδωρος ὁ Δαλδιανός) or Ephesius was a professional diviner who lived in the 2nd century AD. He is known from an extant five-volume Greek work, the '' Oneirocritica'' or ''Oneirokritikon ...

was from Daldis. The town

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ed its own

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. It was important enough in the

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to become a

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bishopric of the Metropolitan See of Sardes, but the city latter faded.

Bishopric

The diocese was founded in early

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and sent delegates to many important councils. Bishops include: *Paul, attendee at Council of Nicaea *Theodore attendee at

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680. * John attended

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(787).

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, Oriental Christanus
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*Apiphanius attended the Photius Council (869–870) The

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was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin Catholic

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. It is vacant, having had the following incumbents, both of the lowest (episcopal) rank: * Titular Bishop Charles Weber (萬賓來), Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (1937.12.02 – 1946.04.11),

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of the then Yizhoufu (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946), promoted suffragan Bishop of Yizhoufu (April 11, 1946 – August 7, 1970) * Titular Bishop Henry Theophilus Klonowski (1947.05.10 – 1977.05.06), Auxiliary Bishop of

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(USA) (1947.05.10 – 1973.05.15)

Gallery

Daldis coin, Lydia, 138-192 AD.jpg, Coin of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 138-192 Daldis coin, Lydia, 193-211 AD.jpg, Coin of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 193-211 Daldis medallion, Lydia, 238-244 AD.jpg, Medallion of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 238-244 Daldis coin, Lydia, 244-249 AD.jpg, Coin of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 244-249

References

External links

GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
{{Authority control Catholic titular sees in Asia Populated places of the Byzantine Empire Roman towns and cities in Turkey Former populated places in Turkey Populated places in ancient Lydia History of Manisa Province

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