Amblada (Ancient Greek:Ἄμβλαδα) was a town ofancient Lycaonia or ofPisidia, inhabited inHellenistic,Roman, andByzantine times.[1] It was the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential see, it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[2]Strabo places it in Pisidia;[3] the bishopric was suffragan to the metropolitan of Lycaonia.[2] The coin minted copper coins during the period of theAntonines and their successors, with the epigraphἈμβλαδέων.
Its site is located nearHisartepe [Wikidata],Seydişehir,Konya Province,Turkey.[1][4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Amblada".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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