Ariarathia or Ariaratheia ( Ancient Greek: Ἀριαράθεια) was a town of ancient Cappadocia, in the Sargarausene region, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. [1] It was founded by Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia (r. 220–163 BCE). It was detached from Cappadocia and assigned to the province of Armenia Minor when that province was established. [2] It became the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [3]
Its site is located near Pınarbaşı, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [4]
38°43′19″N 36°23′28″E / 38.722°N 36.391°E / 38.722; 36.391
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