 Some ruins at Antiochia ad Cragum | |
  Antiochia ad Cragum Shown within Turkey | |
| Alternative name | Antiochetta, Antiocheta, Antiochia Parva, Antiocheta in Rufine |
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| Location | Antalya Province,Turkey |
| Region | Cilicia |
| Coordinates | 36°09′26″N32°24′56″E / 36.15722°N 32.41556°E /36.15722; 32.41556 |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 170 BC |
| Cultures | Hellenistic,Roman,Armenian,Byzantine,Medieval |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2005-2019 |
| Archaeologists | Michael Hoff, Timothy Howe, Rhys Townsend, Ece Erdoğmuş, Birol Can |
| Condition | In ruins |
| Management | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
Antiochia ad Cragum (Greek:Αντιόχεια του Κράγου) also known asAntiochetta orLatin:Antiochia Parva (meaning "Little Antiochia") is an ancientHellenistic city onMount Cragus overlooking theMediterranean coast, in the region ofCilicia, inAnatolia. In modern-dayTurkey the site is encompassed in the village ofGüneyköy,District of Gazipaşa,Antalya Province.
The city was founded byAntiochus IV Epiphanes around 170 BC. It minted coins from the mid-first to the mid-third centuries, the last known of which were issued under Roman EmperorValerian. The city became part of the kingdom ofLesser Armenia in the 12th century. In 1332, theKnights Hospitallers took the city, after which it was known variously asAntiochetta,Antiocheta,Antiocheta in Rufine (Papal bull ofPope John XXII), andAntiochia Parva.
Some scholars claim an identity of Antiochia ad Cragum with the cityCragus (Kragos), or although it lies more than 100 km away, withSidyma, which some scholars assert was theLycian Cragus (Kragos).[citation needed]
Ruins of the city remain, and include fortifications, baths, chapels, theRomannecropolis, a wine press, and some roman mosaics found.[1][2]
In 2018,latrine mosaics with dirty jokes aboutNarcissus andGanymede were discovered in Antiochia ad Cragum,[3] and in 2019, a large pool mosaic was discovered near the city.[4]
InByzantine times, Antiochia Parva was the seat of an episcopal see of the Roman province ofIsauria in theDiocese of the East. It was part of thePatriarchate of Antioch and was suffragan of the Archbishopric of Seleucia.
The five known ancient bishops of this diocese were:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antiochia Parva is no longer a residential bishopric. It is today listed as a suppressed andtitular see of the RomanCatholic Church.[6][7] The seat is vacant since April 11, 1964. It was held previously by:
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