Amblada (Ancient Greek: Ἄμβλαδα) was a town of ancient Lycaonia or of Pisidia, inhabited in Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.[1] It was the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential see, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[2] Strabo places it in Pisidia;[3] the bishopric was suffragan to the metropolitan of Lycaonia.[2]
Ancient Greek authors described Ambladian wine as suitable for use in medicinal diets.[4][5]
The coin minted copper coins during the period of the Antonines and their successors, with the epigraph Ἀμβλαδέων.
Its site is located near Hisartepe [Wikidata], Seydişehir, Konya Province, Turkey.[1][6]
References
- 1 2 Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
- 1 2 Catholic Hierarchy
- ↑ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 570. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, p.180-181, 264
- ↑ Strabo, Geography, 12.7.2
- ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
Notes
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Amblada". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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