PhotosLocation


Iotape Latitude and Longitude:

37°51′27″N 30°20′22″E / 37.85745°N 30.33953°E / 37.85745; 30.33953
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruins of Iotape
Ruins of Iotape
Ruins of Iotape

Iotape, Iotapa or Jotape ( Ancient Greek: Ἰωτάπη [1] or Ἰοτάπη [2]) was a small town of ancient Cilicia, in the district called Selenitis, not far from Selinus. [1] [3] It was later assigned to Isauria where it was the seat of a bishop; [4] no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains under the name Iotapa in Isauria a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [5] It minted coins dating to the emperors Philip and Valerian.

Its site is located near Aydap İskelesi, in Asiatic Turkey. [6] [7]

References

  1. ^ a b Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.8.2.
  2. ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 709.
  3. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.22.
  4. ^ Concil. Chalced. p. 659
  5. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
  6. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 66, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN  978-0-691-03169-9.
  7. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Jotape". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

37°51′27″N 30°20′22″E / 37.85745°N 30.33953°E / 37.85745; 30.33953