Dabanas ( Ancient Greek: Δαβανάς) was a fortress in Osroene, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [1] It is mentioned by Procopius [2] and was used by the emperor Justinian I.
Its site is located near Dibni in Asiatic Turkey. [1] [3]
References
- ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 89, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Procopius, de Aed. 2.4.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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