Carallia (Ancient Greek:Καραλλία) was a city of theRoman province ofPamphylia Prima and is mentioned in the acts of theCouncil of Ephesus (431).[1] The same form of the name is given in the acts of theCouncil of Chalcedon (451).[2]
The 6th-centurySynecdemus gives the name of this Pamphylian city as Καράλια (Caralia).[3]
William Smith took the Pamphylian Carallia to be identical with the town of Carallis (Κάραλλις, Καράλλεια) inIsauria, which he identified with a place inTurkey called Kereli.[4] The site of the Pamphylian town is supposed to be at Uskeles.[5]
Modern scholars place Carallia nearGüney Kalesi inAsiatic Turkey.[6][7]
Extant documents give the names of threebishops of the ancient see of Carallia, asuffragan of themetropolitan see ofSide, the capital of the province:
No longer a residential see, Carallia is today included in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees.[5]Catholic Bishops of the town have been
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Carallis".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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