Location | Cilicia, Turkey |
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Region | Lamotis |
Coordinates | 36°33′26″N 34°14′28″E / 36.55723°N 34.24104°E / 36.55723; 34.24104 |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Cultures | Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruins |
Antiochia Lamotis ( Greek: Αντιόχεια η Λαμωτίς), Antiochia in Isauria (Αντιόχεια της Ισαυρίας), or Antiochia super Cragum [1] is a Hellenistic city in ancient Cilicia, Anatolia at the mouth of Lamos (or Lamus) river. The site is on the coast a few kilometers southwest of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey.
During Roman times, it was the capital of the Lamotis Region, Cilicia. [2] The town also bore the name Lamus or Lamos (Λάμος). The river is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium, [3] and both the river and the town by Strabo [4] and Ptolemy. [5] The river, which is otherwise of no importance, formed the boundary between Cilicia Aspera and Cilicia Propria.
The town later became the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains a titular see in the Roman Catholic Church under the name of Lamus. [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Lamus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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