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[German version] [2] This item can be found on the following maps: Social Wars | Theatre | Tribus | Coloniae | Coloniae Main centre of the Ausones in Campania (Καλησία; Kalēsía: Steph. Byz. s.v.; Calenum: Plin. HN 3,63; Cale), on an elevated plain, enclosed on three sides by the Rio de' Lauzi and the Rio di Pezzasecca, modern Calvi Risorta. For its foundation myth cf. Verg. Aen. 7,728 (Aurunca), Sil. Pun. 8,512; 12,525 (Calais), Dion. Hal. Ant. Rom. 6,32,37 (Volsci). Conquered by the Romans in 334 BC (Liv. 8,16; Vell. Pat. 1,14,3), municipium, seat of the quaestor for Campania (Tac. An…

(Κλαυδιούπολις; Klaudioúpolis). [German version] [1] Settlement in the Salo region This item can be found on the following maps: Celts | Asia Minor Old settlement in the Salo region (Abant Gölü, Bolu basin and surrounding alpine pastures), today known as Bolu (Str. 12,4,7). It was a suburb of the free  Mariandyni, conquered by  Zipoetes in 281/0 BC, and Galatian from c. 275/4 to 179 (the residential fortress of the north-western Tolistobogian tetrarchy is located south of Bolu at the spa of Karacasu, already ancient at that time). Newly founded as the po…

(Ἀστακός; Astakós, ‘lobster town’). [German version] [1] Town on the eastern end of the Gulf of A. or of  Nicomedia This item can be found on the following maps: Colonization | Delian League Town on the eastern end of the Gulf of A. or of  Nicomedia, in an unhealthy region; its exact location is unknown. Its foundation in 712/11 BC was initiated by  Megara (Memnon, FGrH 434 F 12; Str. 12,4,2), and it was presumably a member of the  Delian League from 478/7 BC[1]; in 435/4 BC, it was colonized by Athens. In about 405 BC, under D…

[German version] [1] Rock of Gibraltar The rock of Gibraltar ( Pylae Gadeirides). The derivation of the name from the Greek κάλπη ( kálpē) = κάλπις/ kálpis ‘jug’ (already found in Avien. 348) is founded on popular etymology, based on the cavity in the eastern face of the rock (Mela 2,95), which nowadays is largely taken up by fill and the town of Gibraltar itself [1]. Maybe the Greeks transferred this name -- of unknown origin -- from the Bithynian C. (modern Kirpe) to the Spanish peninsula [2]. C. was one of the two ‘P…

This item can be found on the following maps: Hellenistic states [German version] [1] City in Cataonia This item can be found on the following maps: Christianity | Coloniae | Education / Culture (Κόμανα; Kómana). City in  Cataonia (Str. 12,2,3), Hittite Kummanni; temple state of the goddess Ma-Enyo (Artemis Tauropolios;  Enyo; Roman  Bellona). Bishopric as early as the Severian period (2nd/3rd cents AD); today's Şar. Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt) Bibliography W. Ruge, s.v. Komana, RE 11, 1127f. Hild/Restle, 208f. [German version] [2] C. Pontica This item can be found on the foll…

[German version] A. Roman period Roman double province (after Diocletian, 284-305, only Bithynia) with  Nicomedia as its capital. In 74 BC the death of Nicomedes IV [2;7]; M. Iunius Iuncus, proconsul Asiae, is given the task of securing the kingdom as a Roman province; in the autumn of 74 the province of Bithynia is conferred upon the incumbent consul M.  Aurelius Cotta and Asia and B. established as a unitary customs zone (SEG 39, 1180 = AE 1989, 681 [1;4]). The 3rd Mithridatic war began in early 73 [2; 4; 7; 8]; Mithridate…

(Προυσίας/ Prousías). [German version] [1] P. I, the Lame King of Bithynia from 230 BC Son of Ziaelas and king of Bithynia c. 230-182 BC. P. gave support to Rhodes after the earthquake of 227 (Pol. 5,90,1) and in alliance with it fought Byzantium, but was unable to keep his conquest (Pol. 4,47-52). In 216 he destroyed the Celtic Aegosages (Pol. 5,111; [1. 43]). Characteristics of his policy were friendship with Macedonia and enmity with Pergamum. In the first of the Macedonian Wars [A] he fought by agreement with Phi…

This item can be found on the following maps: Pontos Euxeinos | Byzantium | Christianity | | Coloniae | Commerce | Hellenistic states | Hellenistic states | Asia Minor | Limes | Natural catastrophes | Pergamum | Pompeius | Patricius | Rome | Rome (Νικομήδεια/ Nikomḗdeia, Latin Nicomedia). [German version] I. From the foundation to the death of Nicomedes IV Town at the northeast end of the gulf of Astacus or N., modern İzmit or Kocaeli. Founded and named by Nicomedes [2] I in 264/3 BC as the capital of the Bithynian kingdom (Memnon FGrH 434 F 12; Arr. FGr…

[German version] [1] Son of Ptolemy I (Ἀργαῖος; Argaîos). Son of Ptolemy I (and of Eurydice?); murdered by Ptolemy II (because of a conspiracy?) after 282 BC. PP 6, 14489. Ameling, Walter (Jena) Bibliography C. Habicht, Argaeus, Ptolemy II. and Alexander's corpse, AHB 2,4, 1988, 88-89. [German version] [2] Volcanic massif in Cappadocia (Ἀργαῖος, also Ἀργαῖον ὄρος; Argaîon oros). Erciyes Daǧı, highest volcanic massif in  Cappadocia (3917 m) south of Kayseri. Volcanic peak of the same name (modern Hasan Daǧı) in south-west Cappadocia (3268 m). Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt) Bibliography…

[I] (Γάλλος; Gállos). [German version] [1] River in Bithynia River in Bithynia, modern Mudurnu Çayı, rises near Modrene (modern Mudurnu) in Phrygia Epictetus (Str. 12,3,7; [2], differently [1]) and flows into the lower course of the  Sangarius. Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt) [German version] [2] Small river through Pessinus Small river that originally flowed through  Pessinus to the  Sangarius [3]. Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt) Bibliography 1 W. Ruge, s.v. G., RE 7, 674 2 S. Şahin, Stud. über die Probleme der histor. Geogr. Kleinasiens, in: EA 7, 1986, 125-151 3 Belke, 165f. …

This item can be found on the following maps: Pontos Euxeinos | Byzantium | Christianity | Diadochi and Epigoni | Hellenistic states | Colonization | Oracles | Peloponnesian War | Pergamum | Persian Wars | Pilgrimage | Pompeius | Delian League (Καλχηδών; Kalchēdṓn, also Chalkedon; Lat. Calchedon, Calcedon, Chalcedon). [German version] I. Prehistory to Roman Period Prehistorical settlement area on the south-eastern entrance into the  Bosporus (map); in c. 685 BC, the harbour town was founded as a Megarian colony; modern Kadıköy. Its territory extended along the e…

This item can be found on the following maps: Sassanids | Theatre | Byzantium | Zenobia | | Commerce | Hellenistic states | Hellenistic states | Asia Minor | Limes | Pergamum | Pilgrimage | Pompeius | Patricius | Rome | Rome (Ἄνκυρα; Ánkyra). City and fortress in  Galatia, modern Ankara. Anchors feature in legends, explaining the origin of the name (Paus. 1,4,5; Steph. Byz. s. v. A.; anchor as the city's symbol). Its origins lay in the prehistoric/ Hittite period; a Phrygian centre from the 8th to the 6th cents. BC (foundation myth: Paus…

(Καππαδοκία; Kappadokía). Region and kingdom in Asia Minor [German version] A. Geography and population C. (Str. 12,1f.) extends from the Taurus to the Black Sea coast; its western border to Paphlagonia and Phrygia, later also to Galatia, is at the Halys (and Lake Tatta); in the south-west, it borders on Lycaonia, in the east on Colchis, Lesser Armenia, and the upper reaches of the Euphrates, in the south on Cilicia and Commagene. The entire region is seen as an ethnic-linguistic entity, part of the Luwian-sp…

(Διοκαισάρεια; Diokaisáreia). [German version] [1] Temple settlement Temple settlement around the Zeus sanctuary of Olba in Cilicia Tracheia, which became an independent town under Tiberius and later a diocese (suffragan of Seleucia on the Calycadnus). Archaeological finds: generous extension of the settlement with city walls, colonnade street, aqueduct, theatre, temple of Tyche; during the early Byzantine period the temple of Zeus was converted into a three-aisled colonnaded basilica. Hild, Friedrich (Vienna) Bibliography Hild/Hellenkemper, s.v. D. [German version] [2] …

Dieser Ort ist auf folgenden Karten verzeichnet: Byzantion, Byzanz | Handel | Hellenistische Staatenwelt | Hellenistische Staatenwelt | Kleinasien | Limes | Pergamon | Pilgerschaft | Pompeius | Regnum Bosporanum | Roma | Roma | Sāsāniden | Theater | Zenobia | Straßen (Ἄνκυρα). Stadt und Festung in Galatia, h. Ankara. Ankerlegenden zur Namenserklärung (Paus. 1,4,5; Steph. Byz. s. v. A.; Anker als Stadtsymbol). Ursprünge in prähistor. /hethit. Zeit; phryg. Zentrum (8.- 6. Jh. v. Chr.; Gründungssage: Paus. 1,4,5). Etappe der persischen Kön…

(Καππαδοκία). Landschaft und Königreich in Kleinasien. [English version] I. Geographie und Bevölkerung K. (Strab. 12,1f.) erstreckt sich vom Tauros bis zur Schwarzmeerküste, grenzt im Westen am Halys (und am Großen Salzsee) an Paphlagonia und Phrygia, später zudem an Galatia, im SW an Lykaonia, im Osten an Kolchis, (Klein-)Armenia und den oberen Euphrates, im Süden an Kilikia und Kommagene; der gesamte Raum gilt als ethnisch-sprachliche Einheit. Sie gehört zur luw.-sprachigen Bevölkerung Anatoliens (in heth…

(Γάλλος). [English version] [1] Fluß in Bithynia Fluß in Bithynia, h. Mudurnu Çayı, entspringt bei Modrene (h. Mudurnu) in Phrygia Epiktetos (Strab. 12,3,7; [2], anders [1]) und mündet in den Unterlauf des Sangarios. Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt) [English version] [2] Flüßchen durch Pessinus Flüßchen, das durch Pessinus urspr. zum Sangarios floß [3]. Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt) Bibliography 1 W. Ruge, s.v. G., RE 7, 674 2 S. Şahin, Stud. über die Probleme der histor. Geogr. Kleinasiens, in: EA 7, 1986, 125-151 3 Belke, 165f. [English version] [3] Epigrammatiker Epigrammdichter, de…

[English version] [1] Sohn des Amphiktyon (Μᾶλος). Sohn des Amphiktyon, Eponym der Malieis und ihrer Stadt Malieus (Androtion bei Steph. Byz. s.v. Μαλιεύς). In den Gedichten des Isyllos aus Epidauros (CollAlex 132-135 = [1. 380-383 Nr. 40]) führt M. als epidaurischer König den Kult des Apollon Maleatas ein. Damit ist M. wohl epidaurische Erfindung zur Etym. von Maleatas. Bei Isyllos heiratet M. durch die Vermittlung des Zeus die Muse Erato und wird Vater der Kleophema, damit Großvater der Aigle [5] und Urgroßvater des Asklepios. von Stuckrad, Kocku (Erfurt) Bibliography 1 L. Käppel,…

[English version] A. Römische Zeit Röm. Doppelprovinz (seit Diokletian, 284-305, nur mehr Bithynia) mit der Hauptstadt Nikomedeia. 74 v.Chr. Tod Nikomedes' IV. [2; 7]; M. Iunius Iuncus, proconsul Asiae, wird mit der Übernahme des Königreiches als röm. Prov. beauftragt, im Herbst 74 wird die Prov. Bithynia dem amtierenden consul M. Aurelius Cotta übertragen und für Asia und B. ein vereinigter Zollbezirk (SEG 39, 1180 = AE 1989, 681 [1; 4]) eingerichtet [7]. Im Frühjahr 73 begann der 3. Mithradatische Krieg [2; 4; 7; 8]; Mithradates VI. beset…

Dieser Ort ist auf folgenden Karten verzeichnet: Alexandros | Byzantion, Byzanz | Christentum | Hellenistische Staatenwelt | Hellenistische Staatenwelt | Kleinasien | Limes | Limes | Pompeius | Roma | Roma | Sāsāniden | Syrien | Zenobia | Straßen (Καισάρεια, lat. Caesarea, iran. oder keilschriftl. Mazaka). Hauptort von Kappadokia (Strab. 12,2,7-9), h. Kayseri. [English version] I. Frühgeschichte bis römische Zeit K. folgte dem naheliegenden alten Zentrum Kaniš (Kültepe; Kleinasien), das aber in hell. und röm. Zeit noch von Bed. war. Der einheimische Name Mazaka ist bis in byz.…