Diocaesarea or Diocaesareia or Diokaisareia ( Ancient Greek: Διοκαισάρεια), also called Anazarba ( Ancient Greek: Ἀνάζαρβα) and Kyinda ( Ancient Greek: Κύϊνδα) [1] was a Graeco-Roman town located in Cilicia Trachea mentioned by Ptolemy [2] and the ecclesiastical authorities. It was in time assigned to the late Roman province of Isauria. It was a bishopric; no longer the seat a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [3]
Its site is located near Uzuncaburç in Asiatic Turkey. [4] [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Diocaesareia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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