| Silandus coin | |
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| ϹΙΛΑΝ ΔΟϹ-Bust of city goddess r., turreted; border of dots | ϹΙΛΑΝΔΕΩΝ-Star of six rays within crescent; above, another star of six rays; border dots |
| Coin from Silandus, era Septimus Sevirus or Caracalla. | |
Silandus orSilandos (Ancient Greek:Σιλάνδος) was an episcopal city in the lateRoman province ofLydia. It was near and gave its name to the present town ofSelendi inManisa Province,Turkey.
The see of Silandus, asuffragan of thesee of Sardis, is mentioned in the GreekNotitiae episcopatuum until the 13th century; the city is not mentioned by any ancient geographer or historian. Some of its coins survive, showing representations of the RiverHermus. Some inscriptions but no ruins are now found there.
The list of bishops of Silandus given byLe Quien,Oriens christianus, I, 881, needs correction:
The bishop mentioned as having taken part in the Council of Constantinople, 1351, belongs to the See ofSynaus.[4]
Two funerary inscriptions from theRoman Imperial period have been recorded from Karaselendi, the site of ancient Silandos. One is the left part of a marble pedimentalstele, with allakroteria broken off. Decorative elements include two leaves in the lower corners and arosette in the center of the pediment, as well as awreath above the inscription.[5] The preserved text records that in 116/117 CE,Diomedes, son ofPhilippos, honored his wife, whose name ends in -pe.[5] A second inscription, from the lower piece of a marble stele also found at Karaselendi, is dated to 217/218 CE. The inscription states thatTelesphoros andApphias, the parents, honored Telesphorismneias charin ("in memory").[5]
The bishopric was nominally revived in 1900 as a Latintitular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank, but is vacant since 1968, after only two incumbents:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Silandus".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.38°45′13″N28°49′24″E / 38.7536287°N 28.8232652°E /38.7536287; 28.8232652
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